Joe Palooka Comics #24

Against a stark full moon, two riders thunder across a rugged nighttime landscape as a blond figure in a red jacket urges his horse forward, calling out that Ann may have been thrown clear of the plane — a cover moment that crackles with genuine urgency. Ham Fisher's linework brings the moonlit chase to vivid life, setting the stage for "The Disappearance of Ann Howe," a dramatic rescue quest that clearly had America's 50 million daily readers riveted. Joe Palooka Comics #24 is a fine slice of 1948 adventure comics, delivering the kind of breathless, earnest excitement that made Joe Palooka a household name.