Six-Gun Heroes #11

In the remote frontier, Sheriff Hopalong Cassidy and his deputy Mesquite track down a young man claiming to be the nephew of a recently deceased hermit who discovered gold in his cave. When the man’s story unravels and his alibi collapses, Hopalong uncovers a shocking truth: the man never arrived in town by train, but instead boarded it mid-journey—proving he was already at the scene of the crime.

In the quiet town of Gopher Hill, Old Sam’s sudden display of valuable diamonds draws the attention of two dangerous strangers, setting off a chain of events that leads to his capture and a tense game of wits. As the roving marshal Lash Larue arrives on the scene, he must untangle the deception and protect Sam from both the bandits and their own greed.

Smiley Burnette rides the iron horse as the new engineer on a gold shipment train, unaware that the notorious Jones Brothers have taken over the locomotive and hidden the real crew under a woodpile. As the train arrives in Rock Head, Smiley’s antics and the crew’s deception lead to a chaotic series of mishaps, culminating in a surprise reveal that the real engineer and fireman were trapped all along.

A young man named Lamebrain Lem tries to avoid a painful tooth extraction by clenching his jaw shut, but the dentist devises a clever trick involving a long pin in his seat to make him yelp and open his mouth. The plan works, and the tooth is pulled — but Lamebrain is shocked by the unexpected sensation that seems to travel far beyond his mouth.

In the tense days before Speedy Denton’s execution, Sheriff Hilldale and Deputy face a shocking turn when the condemned man escapes, taking Rocky Lane hostage and forcing him to help carry out a mysterious mission. As the stagecoach heads south, Rocky realizes Speedy’s true target isn’t just justice—but the man who hired him to kill Jack Ferro, and the truth behind the murder may be far more dangerous than anyone expected.