Young Eagle #8

Buckshot reads about a fellow named Buff Hawkes who won an endurance swimming contest—only to get arrested for cruelty to animals when folks learned he'd kept his calves underwater for eighteen hours during the event. It's a punchy little joke that plays on the double meaning of "calves" in the finest frontier humor tradition.

Old Smokey seeks fashion advice from Brummel about buying a gift for Clara, a woman he's known for all of six hours, leading to a comedy of escalating misunderstandings about what constitutes an appropriate present. When Brummel's suggestions prove increasingly generous and Old Smokey's reluctance increasingly stingy, the two get tangled up in a debate about how well you really need to know someone before spending money on them. It's a lighthearted frontier romp that pokes fun at both romantic expectations and penny-pinching logic.

In this lighthearted western tale from Young Eagle #8, Mule Ears offers a uniquely practical (if questionable) remedy to a man troubled by his stomach—suggesting he simply keep his coat buttoned to avoid noticing it at all. The story’s dry wit and classic frontier charm shine in just under a page of perfectly timed humor.

Young Eagle rides Taylor's swift filly Princess in the rodeo's final race to help clear his jailed friend's name, but the crooked Hooks and his gang have their own plans—they've rigged the race to keep Princess boxed in while they make off with fifty thousand dollars meant for the hospital fund. When Young Eagle crosses the finish line victorious, he discovers the theft and pursues the fleeing outlaws on horseback, ready to settle accounts with the man who tried to have him killed.