Pirates Comics #2

Cusack begins as an ordinary seaman on Captain North's ship, but a brutal whipping and false conviction for mutiny harden him into a desperate man—one who engineers a daring escape from Dunbar Castle and seizes control of a British frigate to become a pirate. Now sailing under the Jolly Roger, the young outlaw joins forces with the legendary Captain Morgan to plan an audacious raid on the fortress city of Porto Bello, where Cusack's cunning tactical mind sets him apart from the other cutthroats vying for glory and plunder on the Spanish Main.

When Oleg's young son stows away on a Viking raiding expedition against his father's orders, he's swept into enemy hands during a storm-tossed battle—sparking an epic quest that sees the mighty pirate marshal 80,000 warriors and an armada of 2,000 galleys to track him down. Unable to breach Constantinople's fortified harbor, Oleg devises an ingenious amphibious strategy: cutting trees to fashion rollers, he harnesses a north wind to sail his ships across the plains and directly into the city gates. As chaos consumes the capital and Oleg faces down the Emperor himself, his real battle—reuniting with his son—awaits in the palace halls.

A pirate crew strikes metal while digging and believes they've found Captain Blackbeard's legendary treasure—only to discover their fortune comes with an unexpected condition. Captain Pork-Chop and his crew must contend with what the mysterious chest demands before they can claim their prize in this quick-witted 1950 tale.

When English King Charles I cuts off colonial trade to enforce his authority, desperate American settlers turn to smuggling—but the resulting piracy grows so rampant that the Crown's navy can't contain it. Fleet Captain Woodes Rogers hatches a bold strategy: infiltrate the pirate stronghold at New Providence Isle, deliver an offer of royal pardon, and blockade the fleet until starvation forces their surrender. What unfolds is a tense battle of wills and firepower between Rogers and the desperate buccaneers, who must choose between their freedom and their lives.