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Hopalong Cassidy #53 (1951)

Fawcett · 1951 · 49 pages

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ContinueHopalong Cassidy #54 →
Contains 10 stories
Trouble in Triplicate
10 pp · western-frontier
Hopalong CassidyTopper (horse)MesquiteTrigger Clinton (badman)

When three identical Trigger Clintons show up at once, Hopalong Cassidy is caught in a tangled web of deception and danger. It soon becomes clear that only one of them is the real man—two are masked impostors, and the truth is harder to spot than a gun in the dark.

Untitled story
0.5 pp · humor; western-frontier
BrysonCranby
The Twin River Champion
7 pp · western-frontier
Hopalong CassidyTopper (horse)Mesquite (deputy)Bronco Sam

When Bronco Sam is gored by an enraged steer at the Twin River rodeo and left unable to work, Hopalong Cassidy rallies the townspeople to raise five thousand dollars for a saddle shop to secure Sam's future—but three no-good drifters see an opportunity for easy money and kidnap the old champion to demand the collected ransom. With Sam's life hanging in the balance and the kidnappers' deadline fast approaching, Hopalong must use his wits to track down the culprits before it's too late.

The Outrageous Coyote
4 pp · humor; western-frontier
Whitey WhiskersButch Browne

When Whitey Whiskers accidentally lets Butch Browne's barn burn down, he finds himself in hot water with an angry rancher on his tail. Determined to prove he's not a coward despite his obvious nervousness, Whitey spins tall tales about his bravery—drinking medicine without shaking it, eating spinach for strength, and running faster than anyone—but when Butch finally corners him at the saloon, Whitey's bluffing reaches its hilarious limit. This four-page humor romp shows that sometimes the fastest way out of trouble is simply to keep running.

Terror at the Carnival
7 pp · western-frontier · pencils Charles Quinlan
Hopalong CassidyTopper (horse)Mesquite (deputy)Rube (carnival owner and smuggler)Clegg (carnival owner and smuggler)

When Hopalong assigns Mesquite to guard the south pass while he watches the north, the deputy thinks he's missing out on a visiting carnival—until suspicious activity suggests the carnival owners, Rube and Clegg, are smuggling arms across the Mexican border. Mesquite finds himself caught between his post and a determined pair of carnival operators bent on luring him away so they can silence him, leading to a wild sequence of carnival mishaps that ultimately reveals their contraband operation.

Untitled story
0.5 pp · humor; western-frontier
WelbySue
Big Reader!
1 pp · humor
Hill Billy

Hill Billy catches someone's attention by doing the unthinkable—reading a book! When asked what he's studying, Hill Billy reveals he's tackling the dictionary, though he's hit a snag with his unconventional approach to learning. A quick joke about his reading comprehension wraps up this lighthearted 1951 tale.

Dandruff Trouble!
0.66 pp · humor; western-frontier
PattieCooper

When Pattie decides to skip the dance with Cooper, she delivers a cutting joke that lands about as well as you'd expect—but that's just the warm-up. In "The Foreman's Hands," a ranch hand named Tim wages ten dollars that he can make the famously unflappable foreman complain about something, anything, by evening, and he's got a scheme involving the cook and an absolutely stomach-turning stew to prove his point. It's a classic Western comedy showdown where persistence and creativity meet stubborn pride.

Untitled story
4 pp · humor; western-frontier
ForemanCookTim
The Last of the Bioux
8 pp · western-frontier
Hopalong CassidyTopper (horse)Running BeaverMesquite (deputy)Chief Toro

When a gunfight erupts near Twin River's new Bioux reservation, Hopalong Cassidy discovers that the evil Swangee tribe has brutally seized the land and imprisoned the Bioux people—while the territorial governor's peace order keeps white settlers away from witnessing the treachery. Now Cassidy must find a way to expose Chief Toro's scheme and rescue the captive tribe before the Swangees eliminate all evidence of their crime.

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