Gabby Hayes Western #20
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# Gabby Hayes Western #20 This issue contains two stories: "Tombstone Trickery," a humorous tale in which Gabby Hayes and his companions encounter a car with no brakes and must use their wits to avoid disaster on the road; and a Buck Desmond adventure in which the outlaw, abandoned by the Hutchinson gang during a forest fire, must escape a deadly trap set by train robbers while signaling for rescue. Buck survives the blazing inferno and confronts the captured outlaws, reflecting on the importance of fighting for what is right.
Brick and Brack find themselves in a wild chase when Brack’s new car goes haywire and refuses to stop, forcing Brick to flee on foot. As the mechanical chaos unfolds, Brack’s stubborn pride clashes with Brick’s growing frustration, turning their frontier ride into a slapstick showdown of wits and wheels.
In the midst of a town-wide dance fundraiser, the notorious Benson boys steal the proceeds and flee, only to be pursued by Sheriff Hayes and the unlikely hero Gabby Hayes, who’s more focused on his fiddle than the robbery. As Gabby’s chaotic musical performance disrupts the town and frustrates everyone, his antics inadvertently expose the thieves’ hiding place, leading to their capture—though Gabby’s prized fiddle pays the price.
Gabby Hayes, stranded with a carload of unsellable bananas after a mistaken order, hatches a wild plan to turn his yellow misfortune into gold—only to be mistaken for a bandit by Cactus Ben and his gang, who force him to lead them on a bank robbery. As the plan unfolds, Gabby uses the slippery fruit to outwit the outlaws, turning his biggest headache into a town-saving stunt.
Loco Lew is smitten after spotting a new woman in town and decides to impress her by taking her to the opera, following advice to buy chocolates and sit on them for a dramatic effect. His plan takes a comically awkward turn when he literally squashes the chocolates, leading to a moment of stunned silence and a dramatic, wordless reaction.
Young Falcon, the lone survivor of the massacred Truefeather tribe, discovers a family near death from thirst in the desert. When he learns they were betrayed by men who poisoned their water to steal their gold, he devises a plan to outwit the killers by using a shawl and an old log to trick them into thinking they’ve found a corpse.
In the dusty town of Rawhide, fear grips the citizens when the notorious gunman Trigger Mortis arrives, turning the streets into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Gabby Hayes, reluctantly appointed deputy with a badge he’s determined to polish to perfection, must face the feared killer—only to discover that the real trickery lies in the town’s own secrets and the unexpected role of the local monument maker.
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Reprinted in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #19 (2019), Gabby Hayes Western #80, Gabby Hayes Western #97, Whiz Comics #96
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