Crown Comics #16

In "Murder," Voodah, a local guide, leads a white man and two natives on a rhino hunt through the jungle. When the group is struck by sudden, brutal deaths, Voodah is left standing—accused of the killings, his own life now in peril.

In "The Case of the Missing White Jade," detective Cutter is dispatched to San Francisco to retrieve a priceless collection of white jade and jewels acquired from the Chinese government—only to find the shipment vanished before he can secure it. With no leads and a ticking clock, Cutter must unravel a mystery that’s as much about trust as it is about theft.

Bart Stewart learns that his ship, the "Whitecrest," has been captured by the French after a battle at sea, with her crew imprisoned on a Caribbean island—and he's determined to get them back. Assembling a small armed crew and disguising his schooner as a French vessel with help from his old friend Filippe, a French fencing master, Stewart sets sail for the West Indies to mount a daring rescue. What unfolds is a tense plan to reclaim his ship and liberate his men from their captors.

U.S. Marshal Lefty Jim arrives undercover in Dry River after a stagecoach ambush nearly stops him—someone's tipped off the criminals to his presence. Working with his deputy Rusty, Jim discovers that the smooth-talking rancher Barton is actually "Finger Blake," a notorious bank robber, and the corrupt local sheriff is in on the scheme. With time running short before the midnight robbery, Jim and Rusty must move fast to stop the gang and bring them to justice.