Tom Mix Western #4

Tom Mix discovers a dangerous outlaw called Skunk-Heart has kidnapped a young woman named Moonbeam, forcing her to choose between marriage and death—and he must race against the sunset to reach the villain's hidden mountain hideout before it's too late. With the help of Dr. Dick Running Eagle, Moonbeam's devoted suitor, Tom scales an impossible cliff to catch the outlaws off guard and fight his way through their ranks. Now Tom must face Skunk-Heart himself to save Moonbeam and reunite her with the man she loves.

When Saddlehead encounters a woman on the street, he instinctively tips his hat—but when asked if he knows her, he has to come clean about why he showed her such courtesy. A quick-witted bit of frontier humor that plays on manners, mistaken assumptions, and a borrowed hat's mysterious history.

Tom Mix rides to help Farmer Minton after mysterious intruders destroy his threshing machine—and finds himself caught in a ruthless scheme by the unscrupulous Porter Meanfellow, who's determined to seize the farmer's land when the mortgage comes due. When Meanfellow sabotages the replacement machine and leaves Tom tied to it, the resourceful cowboy must use every ounce of nerve and quick thinking to survive and expose the real culprits behind the plot.

Tumbleweed Jr. accidentally damages Running Water's new tepee with his bow and arrow, sparking a mischievous chain of retaliation that sends the young troublemaker scrambling for cover—first into a well bucket that proves far less safe than he'd hoped. When Running Water finally corners him at the top of the well, the story takes an unexpected turn toward mercy and friendship, all rendered with Bill Brady's spirited pencils and inks across these four pages of frontier humor.

When rustlers threaten the cattle ranches around Dobie, Tom Mix springs into action to track down the gang behind the raids—but a clever distraction nearly costs him his entire herd. With his trusted horse and quick wits, Tom must outsmart a band of thieves who've set their sights on the finest cattle in the territory and will stop at nothing to make their escape.

When Saddlehead decides it's finally time to learn to ride horses after a lifetime in the West, a visit to the local stable leads to a comedic lesson in saddle selection that doesn't quite go as planned. This lighthearted western tale pokes fun at a greenhorn's misunderstanding of cowboy gear—with a punchline that shows sometimes the simplest jokes land best out on the range.

In a dusty frontier town, Mawby the Medicine Man takes the stage to tout his miraculous elixir, claiming it’s never failed a single customer—until a skeptical man in the crowd dryly quips, “Dead men tell no tales.”

Tom Mix uncovers a case of mistaken identity when a mysterious assailant opens fire on his Ridge Trail campsite—thinking he's someone else entirely. When the real target, Jed Harris, arrives moments later and reveals his business partner Beefy Bolo has been cheating him, Tom pieces together a plot to commit murder. Working with Harris, Tom sets a clever trap to catch the culprit red-handed at the Ace Hotel.