Rod Cameron Western #6

Ambling Andy gets an unwelcome visit from the nosy Froggs while reading a letter from a friend—and when pressed for details, Andy spins a tall tale about his uncle's watery fate that lands with a punchline as dry as the desert itself. It's a quick dose of frontier humor that proves sometimes the best way to handle a busybody is with a joke that stops them cold.

Young Betsy pays a visit to her Aunt Martha and Uncle Harry on the frontier, but her innocent curiosity about Uncle Harry's baldness leads to a swift—and hilariously awkward—lesson in frontier manners. This one-page western comedy packs a punchline that'll make you wince and grin in equal measure.

Hoghead Harry's little brother is inconsolable because he can't get a holiday—and the reason might just be the most absurdly heartbreaking logic in the Old West. This quick slice of frontier humor plays on the innocent frustrations of childhood and the peculiar rules of frontier life, delivered with the warmth and wit that makes "Cry Baby" a delightful breather in the pages of Rod Cameron Western.

When Hotshot Horace sets out to find a dollar, a greedy cowpoke named Parkins sees a chance to locate it first and keep it for himself—but Horace has his own scheme in mind. This one-page Western humor tale plays out the old adage "finders keepers" with a twist that'll leave you grinning at the frontier foolishness.