Six-Gun Heroes Western Comic Annual #4

Tex Ritter follows his dog Fury’s warning to investigate a series of stolen trapper lines, leading him to a remote cabin where he discovers a trapper who keeps a cougar as a pet—and who may be behind the thefts. With Fury and his horse White Flash at his side, Tex confronts the man when the cougar is unleashed, setting off a tense showdown in the wilderness.

Slim Pickens opens a Western Beanery, claiming his uncle mentioned him in his will—though not with a cent to spare. Saddler visits, skeptical of the venture, only to be shocked when Slim serves "noodle soup" made by tossing a wig into boiling water, leading to a series of escalating jokes about the restaurant’s questionable hygiene and a cook who may or may not be a gorilla.

In a dusty frontier town, Tex Ritter investigates the murder of a carnival boss, suspecting foul play behind a séance orchestrated by the medium Madame Lagyppe. When the safe containing the payroll money is found empty, suspicion falls on the mysterious Professor Think and the enigmatic Aerial, leading Tex to stage a trap during a midnight seance to expose the killer.

Doc Sorebones tends to a cowboy whose throat hurts, declaring he’ll need to paint it for five dollars—prompting outrage at the price. The man then bursts in, claiming to have seen a talking log, which Doc Sorebones dismisses as nonsense—until the newcomer insists it was a monologue.

When the grumpy miser Abel refuses to pay the Rawhide school tax, the town’s tax collectors are driven off his ranch—leaving Mayor Naze desperate. Gabby Hayes steps in to collect, braving guards, hounds, and a wildcat to confront Abel, while the young Tippy follows to help, uncovering shady business dealings that may change everything.

Young Falcon sets out to confront the legendary grizzly bear after learning that every young brave from the Onadontas tribe who attempts to slay it meets a fatal end. As he tracks the beast, he notices strange patterns in the paw prints, leading him to uncover a deadly ruse: the grizzly is part of a pair, using deception to ambush its prey.

Rod Cameron arrives in Gray Rock to find the town under siege by outlaws, only to be framed for a bank robbery by Banker Turnbill. As the sheriff arrests him, Rod uncovers a conspiracy when Turnbill mysteriously vanishes, leading him to track the real criminals to a mountain hide-out where Turnbill is being held hostage.

Tex Ritter arrives in Jasper just as a high-stakes horse race looms, offering a five-thousand-dollar prize—but when Gail Russell’s prized horse, Lightning, is sabotaged, Tex vows to ride her other horse, White Flash, in the marathon. As the race unfolds, he faces a series of deadly traps set by Link Hodge and his men, including a landslide, a burning forest, and a sabotaged bridge, all designed to keep him from finishing.

Hammer Head confesses to a friend that he’s painfully shy, even recalling a childhood prize for being the most bashful kid—though he never claimed it. The story follows his quiet embarrassment as he’s teased about his timidity, all while a nearby conversation about a newborn’s size takes a sudden, comically exaggerated turn.

When the newly built dam catastrophically explodes, flooding the valley, suspicion falls on Joe Barton, a rancher who wasn’t present at the dedication. Golden Arrow investigates the disaster, uncovering a web of deceit as he questions the motives of those around him, including the dam’s builder, Dave Blane, and the seemingly innocent Witless Willie. With the town’s fury mounting and a hanging posse forming, Golden Arrow races to uncover the truth before justice is served on the wrong man.

Bob Steele races to save the water wagons from a canyon drop, then faces a new threat as Mead Jameson plots to destroy the oilfield supplies under cover of darkness. With the outlaws closing in and dynamite set to detonate, Bob must outwit Jameson in a final, desperate showdown at the warehouse.

A customer walks into Bird Brain’s clothing store, eager to buy a suit, and the shopkeeper, Bird Brain, offers an unusually generous discount—only to be outmaneuvered by the customer’s even lower offer. The two haggle with escalating absurdity, ending with Bird Brain dramatically agreeing to the bargain, much to his own shock.

When Bob Colt arrives at Ben Carter’s ranch to help investigate a string of strange thefts—including a rifle, chickens, and a missing hired hand—he soon encounters a series of odd events that defy explanation. As night falls, he witnesses a mysterious saucer-shaped craft land in the hills, leading him to discover a group of tiny alien beings secretly collecting Earth objects. With the help of the rescued ranch hand, Bob must now outwit the visitors and stop them from taking more from the frontier.

Hammer Head rallies to protest what he sees as society's cruelty toward sheep, claiming people are unfair by making them jump every night so humans can sleep. The absurdity of his cause draws confusion and disbelief, especially when he explains the "unfairness" in such a literal, exaggerated way.