Tom Mix Western #20

Tom Mix responds to distress signals from the Lopi Indian camp and discovers that a lightning strike has opened a hidden passage to an ancient underground city—along with the fate of two missing braves. When word of the treasure spreads, Tom must contend with cunning confidence men posing as archaeologists who'll stop at nothing to plunder the sacred discovery.

Tom Mix investigates a gold heist at Pop Werner's General Store and discovers a suspicious green button with a boxing glove emblem—pointing to Muscles Sanderson, the carnival's brawling strongman with a grudge against him. When Tom confronts the suspect, Sanderson throws down the gauntlet for a brutal fight that will test Mix's grit and cunning as he works to clear Pop's name and recover the stolen nuggets before time runs out.

Tumbleweed Jr. talks his way into a piece of pie from Farmer Yates by promising to stay away from the cow—but can't resist trying to milk it himself once the farmer heads inside. When the ornery animal's tail keeps getting in the way, he decides to tack it down, which sends the startled cow charging straight into a batch of cooling pies that Farmer Yates has set out to cool. The resulting pie disaster lands squarely on our young hero, and Farmer Yates makes it clear there won't be a next time.

Young Bucky's happiness at the TM Bar Ranch shatters when his crooked guardian Uncle Japh arrives, using the boy's legal custody as leverage to muscle his way into Tom Mix's home—all while plotting a series of robberies he plans to pin on the kid. When Bucky figures out Japh's scheme and tries to outmaneuver him, the showdown forces Tom to step in and uncover the truth about who really belongs behind bars.

Hotshot Hawley struts into town with his usual air of superiority, ready to lord his accomplishments over the local kids—but he meets his match in a sharp-tongued youngster who isn't about to let his boasting go unchallenged. This humorous Western tale from 1949 is a quick reminder that sometimes the best comeuppance is a well-timed insult.

When Bill Jenkins finds a saddle he can't afford, he's thrilled to finally own one after Tom Mix rewards his honesty—but the Berly Brothers frame him for theft, using a mysterious ink that makes the receipt vanish from his pocket. Tom Mix refuses to believe his new friend is guilty and hatches a plan to expose the real culprits before Bill faces the noose. It's a tale of framing, invisible evidence, and one honest cowpuncher's fight to clear his name in "Blank Evidence."