Rocky Lane Western #67

Gopher Face finds himself embroiled in a heated argument with a stagecoach driver—or so the townfolk believe—until they discover the real source of his quarrel. This tongue-in-cheek 1955 Western tale plays on the humor of a man apparently losing his mind over a dispute with thin air. It's the kind of frontier folly that Rocky Lane Western does best: quick, clever, and with a punchline that lands just right.

Rocky Lane faces his most cunning challenge yet: a dead outlaw's revenge scheme that sends multiple criminals hunting for stolen gold that the marshal himself is holding. Using an address book and a county map, Rocky traces the letters to Little Creek Hill to intercept the nearest suspect—but discovers the situation is far more complicated than a simple manhunt.

In this comedy adventure, Dee Dickens finds himself in hot water at a restaurant when the manager accuses him of stealing silverware—and with empty pockets and a sliding pay scale, he's got no easy way out. When his companion Tim refuses to come to his aid, Dee faces a predicament that calls for some quick thinking to avoid getting stuck working off his debt.

When Marshal Rocky Lane accepts a perilous mission to deliver a strongbox of land claims to the county office, he knows that the outlaw Dakota Dawson and his gang will stop at nothing to steal them. Rocky and his stallion Black Jack must survive Dawson's ruthless ambush in the hills and an ingenious—and deadly—trap designed to silence the marshal for good.

Sagebrush spots his friend Baker absorbed in another mystery story and decides to have a little fun with him. When Sagebrush learns that Baker reads detective tales every night before bed, he's curious about what keeps him awake—and Baker's answer delivers a punchline that's more about annoying habits than spine-tingling scares.