Six-Gun Heroes #17

In the dusty town of Twin River, Sheriff Hopalong Cassidy investigates crooked gambling operations tied to Slim Jamison’s saloon, with Lawyer Grey urging swift action. When Slim is about to reveal the real mastermind behind the scheme, he’s shot dead—leaving Hopalong to unravel a web of deception and track down a hidden killer who’s been manipulating events from the shadows.

Ten Gallon Tex is bothered by a swarm of ants crawling on him, but his friend dismisses his complaints—claiming the ants aren’t big at all. The friend then reveals the true giant of the ant world, leaving Ten Gallon Tex stunned.

Smiley Burnette, editor of Burnette's Bugle, struggles to keep his paper afloat when a mysterious new advertising salesman, Sneke E. Type, arrives claiming to boost revenue. As Smiley unknowingly becomes entangled in a blackmail scheme using scandalous ads, he must confront the truth behind the salesman’s crooked tactics — all while a duck named Doodle Duck proves surprisingly helpful.

A young man mistakes the bottom crust of a pie for the plate it was served on and eats it, only to realize his mistake after feeling ill. His friend, surprised, asks where the plate is, leading to a humorous revelation about the mix-up.

A young man with a severe toothache seeks relief in the wilderness, leading his friend to improvise a painful but "painless" dental extraction using pliers and a club. The story humorously plays on frontier resourcefulness and exaggerated Western tropes, showcasing a wildly unorthodox method of dental care.

In the dusty town of Gopher Valley, a mysterious stranger posing as a wanted man sets up a double bank heist, manipulating both the local sheriff and a gang of outlaws. When the real marshal, Lash LaRue, arrives to investigate, he uncovers a clever ruse involving a lookalike, a hidden accomplice, and a plan to frame an innocent man while stealing from two banks at once.

Lamebrain, a newly hired window washer, proudly declares his work complete after cleaning only the inside of the windows. His boss is baffled when he realizes the outside remains filthy, but Lamebrain explains with pride that he left the dirt on the outside so people can't see in—making the windows clean from the inside out.

Rocky Lane arrives at Dalton's ranch to find the Eastern lawyer, Hill, dead with a strip of raw cattle hide around his neck, leading Rocky to suspect murder. As he questions Dalton, the rancher claims he paid Hill the debt, but when pressed for proof, his evasiveness and a hidden receipt in his desk reveal his guilt—only for Rocky to narrowly escape a second attempt on his life using the same deadly method.