Rocky Lane Western #39

Rocky Lane and his sidekick Gopher Face stumble upon a tobacco plantation, where Gopher Face is torn between buying it and deciding whether to grow cigars or cigarettes. Rocky teases him about the absurd dilemma, turning a simple land deal into a comically overthought choice.

In a lighthearted western tale, a nervous man named Hank reluctantly visits Dee Dickens, the self-proclaimed Prairie Dentist, only to find the dentist’s methods are as exaggerated as his claims—using dramatic distractions and a flair for the absurd to avoid actual pain. As Hank tries to escape the dental chair, the story takes a comedic turn, blending frontier humor with a dentist’s over-the-top antics.

When a mysterious check made out to cash for $10,000 is presented at the Durado County Bank, Rocky Lane finds himself entangled in a web of deception after the teller, Joe, leaves him in charge. With the check’s writing vanishing under scrutiny, Rocky and Joe uncover a trail leading to Dean Dunder’s cattle office, where a dead man, Bob, stands as a grim clue in a scheme that may involve disappearing ink and a desperate bid to escape financial ruin.

Sagebrush, a young man with a suitcase, announces he’s leaving the frontier town to become a social director in a butcher shop, much to the confusion of his friends who can’t believe he’ll “meat people” for a living. His sudden departure sparks surprise and playful disbelief among the townsfolk as he waves goodbye, leaving them wondering what kind of life awaits him in the big city.