Western Hero #99

A drifter down on his luck tries to convince a skeptical rancher named Dale into lending him money with promises of quick returns, but Dale isn't buying what the stranger is selling. This brief western comedy plays on the age-old con artist's pitch meeting an unmoved mark who's heard every scheme before.

Slim Carson rides into the border town of Crossbow, Texas late at night, heading toward a bullfight arena where Captain Eladio Gomez of the Mexican secret police is stationed with men ready for potential trouble. Now all Slim can do is wait and see how events unfold.

Monte Hale's day takes a dangerous turn when he interrupts a stagecoach robbery only to discover the real threat: Kid Buzzard, an outlaw with a savage trained bird at his command. When Kid Buzzard and his gang strike a bank in the town of Broken Arrow, Monte finds himself captured and facing down Rollo—a deadly buzzard used to terrorize and kill. Trapped at Kid Buzzard's camp with the bird circling ever closer, Monte must find a way to survive before becoming the outlaw's legendary trophy.

Tom Mix stumbles onto a dope-smuggling operation run by the neighboring rancher Flip Crandall, and manages to photograph the hidden stash of drugs before being discovered and taken prisoner. Now Tom must escape his captors and recover the incriminating camera—the only evidence that can bring Crandall and his gang to justice.

A wealthy man named Rickey runs into Benson outside the bank, and the two quickly begin boasting about their fortunes and who's the richer of the pair. When Benson brags that he can buy and sell Rickey, our protagonist delivers a sharp comeback that leaves his rival sputtering—proving that sometimes a quick wit is worth more than a fat wallet.

Cactus Brain opens a restaurant with high hopes, but his new venture quickly turns into a comedy of errors as customers mysteriously fail to show up. As business dries up day after day, the desperate owner faces an unexpected dilemma that forces him to keep the doors open for reasons that have nothing to do with turning a profit.