Nature Boy #5

In "Nature Boy vs. the Jiver from Jupiter," the struggling town of Centerville faces financial ruin—until a flamboyant alien named Ikzip arrives with a dazzling rocket and a seemingly generous offer. But when he demands the entire town as payment after the city recovers, the Mayor refuses, setting off a showdown where Ikzip’s Hypnojive threatens to enslave the youth. Nature Boy stands in their way, ready to defend Centerville from an interplanetary takeover.

Nature Boy and his father travel to Hadhramaut on a caravan across the Arabian Desert, where they discover that a seemingly friendly oil trader named Allen Ascher has conspired with a local sheik to prevent them from reaching their destination—and securing valuable contracts. When brigands attack the caravan, Nature Boy calls upon King Gusto, the ruler of the hot winds, to unleash a protective sandstorm that shields the innocent while leaving the schemers to face the consequences of their treachery. It's a swiftly paced tale of desert adventure and nature's justice, proving that even in the harshest environments, doing right carries its own reward.

Nature Girl springs into action when a ruthless hunter named Lazlo threatens her elephant companion Bonga in the jungle. Using her command over nature itself, she turns the environment against the poacher to protect her beloved animal from harm. It's a thrilling clash between a hero fighting to preserve wildlife and a hunter who answers only to greed.

When a tour group crosses the Khyber Pass during tribal conflict, an arrogant American tourist named Koker refuses to turn back—forcing Nature Boy and his divine allies to intervene before violence spirals out of control. Dave Crandell calls upon King Fura and the gods of the elements to drive off the hill tribesmen through supernatural display, turning the dangerous journey into an uneasy safe passage. A tense reminder that Nature Boy's gifts from the divine are often the only thing standing between ordinary travelers and disaster in treacherous lands.

Arro the Caveman gets a taste of timeless domestic trouble when his girlfriend demands a new fur coat to impress the other cave women, sending him on a dangerous hunt for a sabre-toothed tiger. After a harrowing battle and an ingenious solution to hauling his prize home, Arro returns triumphant—only to discover that his girlfriend has moved on to the latest trend, leaving him bewildered by the logic of women's fashion across the ages.