Lash La Rue Western #54

Two hungry drifters decide to ask a farmer for a meal, but when one reveals he's already tried it—and paid the price with his torn trousers—the other learns there's more to fear from the farmer's dog than just a warning sign in this quick Western comedy.

When Dusty comes in to see Dr. Yankem about a painful tooth, he's more nervous about the dentist's methods than the dental work itself—especially after witnessing another cowboy's dramatic exit from the chair. As the good doctor attempts increasingly unconventional approaches to locate the troublesome tooth, Dusty finds himself caught between his fear of pain and the dentist's creative (and comedic) bedside manner.

Wagonwheels heads out hunting with high hopes, but his search through the woods turns into a comedy of errors when he comes up empty-handed—all because of what he calls his "bald man's luck." It's a punny one-pager that delivers exactly the kind of groan-worthy wordplay you'd expect from a 1955 Western humor strip.

Big Bow prepares for a fish party despite his worries about the event, while his companion Little Arrow tags along with some sharp-tongued observations about manners, cleanliness, and party etiquette. The two trade barbs and insults as they get ready, with Big Bow determined to complete his silverware collection and Little Arrow ready to heckle every step of the way. This 1955 Western humor tale captures the comedic clash between these two mismatched party-goers.

Lash La Rue rescues a prospector named Clem Watkins from a hole in the ground, only to learn Clem has discovered gold in the area—and when the old prospector vanishes from his locked hotel room that night, Lash must track down which of three suspicious locals in the rough town of Devil's Gap is behind the kidnapping. With a hidden tunnel and a roving marshal's instincts as his only clues, Lash sets out to recover his partner before the abductor can force the gold's location out of him.