Tex Ritter Western #27

Lamebrain has moved into Widow Frisby's boarding-house, and while she keeps a tidy home, her sewing skills leave something to be desired—especially when it comes to reattaching his buttons. A quick gag about domestic mishaps with a distinctly Western flavor.

Tex Ritter stumbles upon a midnight burglary at the local store and chases off the thief—but the real trouble begins when an overeager young man named Benny, desperate to prove himself as a lawman, gets tangled up with a cunning drifter who has his own plans for the town's silver. When the scheme spirals into theft and deception, Tex must use every bit of his ranger's cunning to outwit a crook who's counting on keeping his mouth shut.

Dusty talks his way into trouble when a job falls through, and rather than admit he's lazy, he spins an outrageous yarn about his kid brother's foolishness that spirals into the kind of tall-tale absurdity you'd expect from a 1955 Western comic—complete with piggy-bank heists, nylon gloves in iceboxes, and an offer to bribe him out of town by having him jump off a moving stagecoach into a river. It's a rollicking heap of bad logic and worse excuses that'll make you grin at Dusty's brazen nerve.

Tex Ritter springs into action when a series of stage robberies plague the territory, but his investigation takes an unexpected turn when a Wells Fargo agent named Vance decides to set his own trap—hiding inside a combination safe meant for delivery. When the two renegade Indians who've been pulling the heists steal the safe, they struggle to open it, leading to a desperate situation that forces Tex to race against time to save Vance from a fate worse than any jail cell. It's a tense showdown where the ranger must outmaneuver cunning criminals and rely on quick thinking to prevent tragedy.

Doc Sorebones gets a visit from a patient worried about his eyesight in this lighthearted Western tale, where a simple eye exam becomes the setup for some classic humor. This 1955 story keeps things quick and comedic with a couple of clever exchanges that'll remind you why these old humor strips packed such a punch in the saddle.

When a dynamite blast destroys Centerville's brand-new dam and sends a devastating flood through the valley, suspicion falls on Joe Barton—a lazy rancher who'd openly doubted the dam's safety. Golden Arrow knows an innocent man when he sees one, and he's determined to prove it before an angry mob can string Barton up. Working backwards from the evidence, Golden Arrow uncovers a web of greed and corruption that points to someone far more powerful than a disgruntled rancher.

In "Nothing But the Throat," a patient visits Doc Sorebones complaining of a sore throat, only to balk at the doctor's five-dollar fee for treatment—leading to a quick comparison about wallpaper costs. Meanwhile, Cowboy Cal regales his fellow ranch hands with an outlandish tale about spotting something extraordinary in the woods, setting up a punchline that plays on words.

Molasses Mouth places an ad to sell his pig, but the wording might just land him in hot water when potential buyers show up. This 1955 humor tale proves that sometimes the simplest words can cause the biggest misunderstandings.