Tex Ritter Western #13

Pinto Pete shows off his new Collie to a friend, sparking a spirited debate about which dog breed is truly the finest—one that culminates in a groan-worthy punchline that sends the pooch into a wild, excited frenzy. This lighthearted 1952 Western humor tale delivers the kind of corny joke humor that made these pages a grin-worthy break from the usual action and adventure.

Loonie Les gets a taste of authority when the boss leaves him in charge of the ranch, and he wastes no time ordering the cook around—but his demand to sample what he thinks is soup lands him with a mouthful of something far less appetizing. It's a quick lesson in not abusing temporary power, delivered with the kind of slapstick humor that made these Western humor strips a guilty pleasure in 1952.

Buffalo Bull shows up at the town council convinced he's the perfect problem solver, regaling the skeptical officials with a tall tale about the time he helped another town preserve fresh snow—with hilariously impractical results. This four-page Western humor romp from 1952 milks the comedy from one man's towering ego meeting his match against a group of fed-up townspeople.

When a group of mistreated Indian workers at the Lazy Y Ranch decide to take justice into their own hands against their brutal boss, Tex Ritter finds himself caught between upholding the law and sympathizing with their cause—until a murder at the ranch house forces him to uncover the real culprit. With all doors and windows bolted from inside and suspicion falling on the angry workers, Tex must piece together an unlikely escape route to expose the true killer and clear the accused.

Lamebrain Lem is steaming mad at his friend over some well-meaning advice about saving money for a harsh winter—except the season turned out to be the easiest one he's ever seen, leaving him stuck with a surplus of cash and a serious grudge. This lighthearted Western yarn proves that sometimes the best intentions backfire in the most aggravating ways.

Tex Ritter springs into action when a jeweler's store is robbed by three bandits who make off with gold statues, clocks, and valuables in a stolen wagon—but one of the thieves mysteriously refuses to kill the store owner when ordered. As Tex tracks the missing wagon and stolen goods, he discovers the bandits have painted it green to hide it, leading him on a tense pursuit across the frontier where the gang's loyalty begins to crack under pressure. It's a race against time as Tex closes in, forced to outmaneuver criminals who grow more desperate—and more dangerous—with every mile.