Six-Gun Heroes #16

Skeeter finds himself framed for a rancher's murder when a gang of thieves uses him as their unwitting patsy, then flees into the hills to escape the sheriff—only to discover the real killers hiding in a mountain cave. Hopalong Cassidy pursues the fugitive and uncovers the scheme, but the outlaws force Skeeter into a deadly test of loyalty to keep him from talking. With quick thinking and a clever deception, Hopalong must outmaneuver a ruthless gang before they escape with their stolen loot.

When six escaped convicts spot an ad in Smiley Burnette's newspaper about a men's clothing sale and fashion show at Macy Gumboil's Department Store, they plan a raid to swap their prison stripes for proper garments. Smiley, meanwhile, finds himself reluctantly modeling the latest fashions—including a bathing suit—while the Widder Willowy pursues him with a mysterious new perfume called Man-Trap. As the convicts make their move during the show, Smiley discovers the perfume might just be the unexpected solution to stopping them.

When Lash Larue stumbles upon a hidden cattle trail in the hills, he uncovers a rustling operation targeting the Walking Double X ranch—and discovers the outlaws have devised a clever scheme to lure him away. The roving marshal must untangle the rustlers' deception and track down the stolen herd before the gang makes their escape. A fast-paced frontier adventure from 1952 that tests both Lash's wits and his resolve.

Ten Gallon Tex visits the café run by its manager, eager to tell about a meal he's just enjoyed—but the manager cuts him short with an unexpected confession about his relationship with food. What starts as a serious warning turns into a clever twist that catches Tex completely off guard.

Cactus Brain has just returned from a dental appointment and boasts to a friend about his nerve—claiming he sat in the dentist's chair for three hours without complaint, only to reveal what he actually means by "without a whimper." It's a quick, punchy joke that captures the humor of a 1952 Western comic strip.

Rocky Lane accepts a dangerous assignment to transport the priceless Baylor Diamond to a distant exposition, but while camping on the open plains, a cunning thief strikes and makes off with the gem. Determined to recover the stolen diamond, Rocky pursues a trail of clues that leads him to a diamond collector's house, where secrets, double-crosses, and a deadly confrontation force the marshal to rely on his quick draw to set things right.