Six-Gun Heroes #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"The Disappearing Outlaws" features Hopalong Cassidy and his allies pursuing a gang of outlaws who have eluded capture through clever tactics involving hair-growing products and a hair-removal scheme that becomes central to their criminal operation around Rock Head Territory. Rocky Lane appears in a separate story where he and his horse Black Jack track outlaws across the plains toward Gorge Mountain, discovering the gang has hidden themselves in a mountain hideout and used clever deceptions to stay ahead of pursuit. The outlaws are ultimately tracked to their hideout as Rocky pursues them on horseback to bring them to justice.
Hopalong Cassidy arrives at Hub Webster’s shack to deliver gold Hub had hidden, only to discover a buried chest filled with stolen loot—evidence that Hub’s gold wasn’t his alone. When a pair of outlaws later rob the Twin River assay shop, Hopalong recognizes one of them from a wanted poster and realizes the thieves are planning to return to Hub’s shack to retrieve their hidden gold. With the help of his dog Topper, Hopalong sets a trap, leaving a note in the chest to lure the criminals into a trap.
Lamebrain Lem tries to skip his chores by lying down to rest, claiming the boss isn’t around—until the boss suddenly appears, catching him in the act. With a nervous gulp, Lem scrambles to come up with a believable excuse for his laziness.
Smiley Burnette, editor and publisher of Rock Head Territory’s only newspaper, finds himself in a whirlwind after stumbling upon a mysterious man claiming to have invented a miraculous hair grower. As the townspeople rush to buy the product, Smiley sees a chance to save his struggling paper—and his own financial ruin—by promoting the discovery in a bold front-page story. But when the truth behind the "miracle" begins to unravel, chaos erupts, and Smiley must outrun both angry customers and the man who sold him the lie.
Ten Gallon Tex takes a refreshing drink from a cold water shore, only to accidentally splash himself while trying to cool off. A passing figure teases him for the mishap, prompting a playful threat from Ten Gallon Tex, who vows his next hit will be named after a song—leaving the punchline hanging in the air.
Rocky Lane arrives in Diamond Pocket to track a band of outlaws who vanish without a trace after robbing Wells Fargo stages on the Twin Plains. As he investigates, he discovers the outlaws' tricks involve feigned wounds, staged stampedes, and a mysterious blind, deaf mute named Lit Howard whose seeing-eye dog may hold a key to their disappearances. With the stagecoach shipment under threat and the outlaws evading capture, Rocky races to uncover the truth behind their vanishing acts before they strike again.
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Reprinted in Six-Gun Heroes #50 (1951), Six-Gun Heroes #4
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