Lash LaRue Western #11

When renegade warriors led by Long Swan kidnap Chief Flowing River and hold him hostage, Lash LaRue and the Orachian tribe must race against time to prevent a catastrophe—but first, the roving marshal needs to figure out which of seven totem poles holds the Toraquois relics that everyone is willing to kill for. With a chief's life hanging in the balance and a cunning enemy willing to use force to claim a sacred treasure, Lash's quick wit and steady hand are put to the ultimate test in this 1950 frontier showdown.

When Squinty's poor eyesight gets him mistaken for the visiting beauty contest judge aboard a train to Woctaw County, a case of switched clothing puts him in the center of Sudunka's celebration—where he quickly makes enemies of the town by awarding the contest medal to a cow. Lash LaRue must race against the clock to clear up the confusion before an angry mob carries out their tar-and-feather revenge on the hapless prospector.

When Lash LaRue arrives in Sarado Gulch to take over as marshal, he's quickly drawn into a deadly scheme: a rancher is murdered and his foreman framed for the crime, then forced into hiding in the notorious Mountain Maze—a labyrinth where no one has ever escaped. Caught in a storm and trapped on the same side of the maze, Lash must navigate its treacherous paths, outwit the real killers, and uncover the maze's secret to bring the murderers to justice and clear an innocent man's name.

Molasses Mouth shows up looking for work and tells Mister Farrel why he lost his job at the G-H Ranch—a punchline that turns on a clever bit of wordplay about illness and employment. It's a quick, punchy joke that captures the humor of the Old West in just one page.

A hotshot stranger rolls into town and accidentally kills Dusty's cat—then offers a quick dollar to make it right. What follows is a escalating war of insults and absurd logic as the two trade barbs over everything from spelling to snoring, with neither willing to back down first in this quick-witted, joke-packed showdown.

When crooked gamblers at the Silver Lake Casino scheme to lure players back with a rigged win, roving marshal Lash LaRue steps in to protect the unexpected winner—only to find himself caught between a con artist's double-cross and a desperate casino boss willing to kill to recover the winnings. As LaRue uncovers the full plot while trapped in the heart of the casino itself, he'll need more than his wits to survive the night and bring the schemers to justice.