Rocky Lane Western #30

In the parched town of Deerhorn, where thirst has worn down the land and the people, a rainmaker arrives with promises of relief—and a cannon that roars just as a bank vault is blown open. Rocky Lane, drawn into the chaos, follows the trail of the fleeing gang, only to find himself trapped in a snare as cunning as the desert wind.

Dee Dickens returns from a masquerade party at the Bar Z Ranch with a bruised ego—the judges awarded him first prize for the ugliest mask, only he wasn't wearing one—and launches into a series of tall tales about his theatrical career to his skeptical friend. What follows is a comedy of exaggeration as Dee's boasts about performing Shakespeare only dig him deeper into ridicule, each story more absurd than the last.

In "Rocky Lane and the Chameleon Kid Chapter Two Doom in the Darkness," Rocky Lane breaks free from a snare and follows a trail that leads him to a traveling wagon carrying Dr. Marvel and his infamous Wonder Elixir. The elixir has left every man in town dazed and defenseless, easy prey for Dr. Marvel and his gang—until Rocky, still on the move, finds himself trapped again and forced to flee, only to be shot in the dark.

When Rocky Lane goes undercover as one of the Chameleon Kid's own gunmen, he infiltrates the outlaw hideout to learn their next scheme—a clever gold raid on the mining town of Buffalo Creek. But the Kid and his men are sharper than they look, and Rocky must stay ahead of suspicion while secretly warning the sheriff of the coming heist. With disguises, double crosses, and a final showdown in the hills, Rocky discovers that sometimes the best way to outfox a master of deception is to out-think him.

Gopherface tackles a puzzling problem when his doctor's prescription leaves him scratching his head—how does a fellow divide a single pill into four exact portions when he needs to take it four times a day? This humorous 1951 western finds our befuddled character caught in a comedy of medical confusion.