Tom Mix Western #59

Cowboy Cal gets word that his brother has landed a job in the big city—as an inspector at a doughnut factory—and naturally the news lands as the setup for a groan-worthy punchline about making the rounds. A light, punchy gag that captures the wholesome humor Tom Mix Western brought to its readers in 1953.

When a cousin's engagement becomes the talk of town, a mix-up over her unusual name—Rover—leads to some good-natured confusion in this lighthearted western yarn. A simple misunderstanding about how she got such an unexpected name turns into the joke at the heart of this short tale.

Jeeter finds trouble at the Prairie Inn when he announces a discovered gold watch to the entire establishment—only to learn it belongs to the innkeeper himself, who promptly kicks him out. As Jeeter nurses his grievances about the inn's questionable practices, his talking horse Preposterous challenges him to answer a riddle about the middle of a street, leading to a battle of wits between the stubborn cowboy and his clever equine companion.

When a sad stranger tells Tom Mix about his late grandfather's unusual demise, the punchline lands harder than expected—and it turns out the whole mournful tale was just an elaborate setup for a joke. This one-page humor tale plays with Tom's good nature and delivers a rim-shot ending that'll earn a groan or a grin, depending on your tolerance for frontier wordplay.

When Cowboy Cal brags about meeting his new girl friend in town, his pal is skeptical—until Cal launches into an enthusiastic description of her looks that builds to a pun-filled punchline. It's a quick dose of Western humor that lets Cal's love-struck chatter do all the comedic heavy lifting.

When a prospector leaves a valuable diamond with Tom Mix for safekeeping, a pair of desperadoes hatch a scheme to steal it—but their plan goes sideways when a third crook decides to cut himself in on the action. Tom must untangle a web of double-crosses and deception to recover Watson's gem and bring the real thief to justice.