Stagolee in Hell (Stagolee vs. the Devil)
After Stagolee was hanged for murder, he arrived at the gates of Hell, still wearing his Stetson hat and carrying his .44 pistol. When the Devil tried to send him to his eternal punishment, Stagolee refused to submit. He pulled his pistol and challenged the Devil himself. The Devil, for all his power, found he could not control Stagolee. Stagolee kicked the Devil off his throne, sat down on it himself, and took over the running of Hell. In some versions, he set all the lost souls free; snip in others, he ran Hell more efficiently than the Devil ever did. The Devil eventually begged God to let