Tom Mix Western #1

Tom Mix earns his place as the West's greatest cowboy by breaking a new record during an exhibition of riding, shooting, and steer-throwing—but two opportunistic varmints named Kansas and Alkali see their chance to steal the diamond-studded belt he's about to receive. When they ambush Mix before the ceremony, he must track them down before they cross the border with the prize, leading to a hard-fought confrontation that settles who truly deserves the title. It's a straightforward tale of grit and pursuit that captures everything fans love about the legendary showman.

Cowboy Cal stakes his reputation as the best broncho buster around when he takes on a challenging horse, but a comedic mishap leaves him and the locals questioning just how skilled he really is. When a disagreement over a schoolboy's math homework turns into a debate about what's truly worth its reputation, Cal discovers that sometimes the simplest things deliver the biggest laughs.

When a mysterious letter arrives claiming the sheriff of Touchstone has vanished, Tom Mix rides into town to investigate—only to find Deputy Blackjack Tooner insisting everything's under control and the letter was just a joke. Suspicious of Tooner's story and the thugs running roughshod through the streets, Tom uncovers a scheme far more sinister than simple lawlessness, and must call on his wits and his faithful horse Tony to expose the truth and restore order to the town.

When Tumbleweed Jr. spots a puppy he desperately wants at Grizzly Gus's pet shop, his father insists he capture a wild animal from the woods instead—a stubbornly old-fashioned approach that sets the boy on an unexpected quest. Determined to prove his point about wanting a proper pet, Tumbleweed Jr. puts his "pet theory" to the test with some creative frontier logic. This four-page western tale delivers the kind of good-natured humor and clever scheming that made Tom Mix Western a favorite among young readers in 1948.

When bandits strike the Dobie National Bank, Tom Mix steps in to restore the townspeople's faith by personally retrieving a gold shipment from Prairie Corners—but the same crooks have other plans for that shipment. Tom's got to outmatch the varmints on a moving train and recover both the bank's stolen money and the incoming gold, all while keeping the folks back home from losing everything.

Tom Mix takes on a pair of troublemakers when a young outlaw admirer called the Pecos Kid robs the Dobie Emporium, idolizing the dangerous bandit Pecos Pete. To prove that his hero is nothing but a coward hiding behind tricks and brutality, Tom brings the boy along to confront the outlaw himself and show him the truth. It's a lesson in seeing through the romantic myth of the lawless life to the yellow varmint underneath.