Rocket Comics #2

In the tropical haze of Nuku-Nuku, a young Malay sailor named Kanu brings a priceless pearl to his captain, Hurricane Hart, after a dangerous encounter in Singapore. When Kanu is murdered and the blame falls on Hurricane, he must clear his name while evading the island’s governor—only to find an unlikely ally in the governor’s daughter, who helps him expose the true killer: the seemingly honest pearl buyer, Schultz, who was hiding in plain sight.

In the scorching frontier, Dad Hawkins pleads with Jed Sawyer for access to a vital spring, but the land baron refuses, holding the only water source in the region. When a violent clash erupts between them, the Phantom Ranger intervenes, uncovering a deeper scheme as Sawyer's hired guns threaten to destroy the struggling rancher. With the land parched and desperation mounting, the Ranger devises a daring plan to reclaim the spring—using the very chaos of the drought to turn the tide.

The Defender, a masked vigilante with the ability to change his face, races to uncover the truth behind the sudden collapse of a Pittsburgh building—just after the murder of scientist John Ward. With help from his allies Lucky and J. Samuel Drew, he investigates a pattern of sabotage tied to a stolen invention, suspecting a conspiracy involving flawed steel and a hidden villain. As the mystery deepens, the Defender sets a trap to expose the mastermind behind the attacks.