Lash LaRue Western #45

When a spectral figure haunts the frontier trails, Lash LaRue finds himself chasing more than just outlaws—he’s tracking a ghost with a grudge. In this 1953 western tale, the lawman must face a mystery that defies reason, where the past refuses to stay buried.

Big Bow learns a painful lesson about watching what goes into his morning coffee in this 1953 frontier comedy, while a customer at Trader Tom's discovers that sometimes a billing error can work in your favor. "Coffee Grounds for Complaint!" serves up two quick laughs about the perils of carelessness and the fine print of frontier commerce.

Dusty thinks he's found the perfect mark in the dim-witted Big Baxter, sending him into a diner to order impossible items like a "soup sandwich and a plate of cold steam"—but when Baxter realizes he's been made a fool of, he dishes out a beating that leaves Dusty determined for revenge. Dusty spends a month training hard, building muscle and learning to box, convinced he'll finally get the upper hand on the big lug, only to discover that revenge doesn't always go according to plan.

Wagonwheels shares an amusing tale about an old friend who moved out West—only to discover the fellow has become a tattoo artist, making him decidedly unpopular with the locals. It's a quick-witted frontier joke that shows why some skills don't exactly win friends in a small town.

In "The Boomerang Traps," Lash LaRue takes on a new identity to uncover a string of stagecoach robberies plaguing the frontier—where every trusted face could be hiding a secret, and the next ambush might come from within.