Gabby Hayes Western #11

A boastful newcomer challenges Chief Gray Matter to a test of wit, claiming he can’t answer a riddle about days of the week. When the chief confidently takes the bet, the challenger reveals a clever trick question involving relative days, leaving the chief flustered and earning a playful kick in the pants.

Gabby Hayes, famed for his showmanship, finds himself in a dire predicament after a trick riding stunt goes awry, leaving him tied to a burning stake while a mysterious flaming figure terrorizes the nearby tribe. As the Indians believe he’s a messenger from their Sky Chief, Gabby must outwit their superstitions and expose the real culprit behind the fiery deception—before he’s truly consumed.

Young Falcon arrives at the camp of his friends, the Sushawnos, only to discover it has been overrun by marauders who have taken the women and children hostage. Realizing he must act alone, he devises a clever plan using the sticky sap from maple trees to trap the attackers, silently freeing the captives and turning the tide of the battle.

Gabby Hayes is entrusted with ten thousand dollars to transport to a group of ranchers, stowing the cash in a supposedly burglar-proof safe aboard a riverboat. When a man calling himself Pokerface Dobbs acts suspiciously and Gabby recognizes him as the notorious outlaw Trigger Tim, he tries to expose the truth—only to be framed, tied up, and nearly drowned in a series of escalating pranks and deceptions.

Tightwad Tad hoards a penny for fifteen years, much to his father’s frustration, until the boy’s insistence leads to a humorous revelation about the coin’s condition. The story ends with a visual gag about Lincoln’s face on the penny appearing to have ingrown whiskers.