John Wayne Adventure Comics #23

John Wayne joins the state police as a deputy to hunt down a hijacking mob responsible for murdering his friend Dan Ferris and two other lawmen—killers who've eluded every official lead. Working the night roads of their territory, Wayne uncovers a decoy scheme that puts him on the mobsters' trail, launching a desperate high-speed chase that pits his motorcycle against their fleeing vehicles. As the pursuit intensifies and the odds stack against him, Wayne closes in on vengeance—but the mob's desperation may prove as deadly as his determination.

John Wayne faces the sweltering madness of a mysterious jungle in this 1953 adventure, where a band of men begin to crack under the oppressive heat and a dangerous threat known as "The Green Horror" closes in. When tempers fray and allies turn against each other in the suffocating grass, Wayne must navigate both the treacherous landscape and the men around him to survive. A tense survival tale set against one of nature's most punishing environments.

John Wayne's Hong Kong stroll turns deadly when he witnesses a brutal assassination—and the dying victim's final words send him on a desperate hunt through the city's shadowy underworld. With the help of a mysterious woman named Tala, Wayne races to uncover a sinister conspiracy involving military cargo, communist agents, and a secret French operative before more innocent seamen fall victim to the killers stalking the streets. As the body count rises and danger closes in from all sides, Wayne finds himself pursuing answers that lead him far beyond Hong Kong itself.

When rival Vera Harpy threatens to steal the Thimbels Department Store fashion contest crown from Tookie Taylor, our plucky contestant is determined to prove she's got the grit to win—and represent the store in a major newsreel fashion parade. But as the big show unfolds, Vera's got a scheme of her own to make sure Tookie takes a tumble, leading to a splash of unexpected chaos on the catwalk that turns the whole competition on its head.