The Brave and the Bold #7

In "The Hooded Terror!", Sir Edwin's slander pushes Squire Brian to boldly challenge the mysterious menace threatening the Forest Perilous. When a battleaxe and cryptic note appear, Brian dons the Silent Knight's armor and confronts the Hooded Terror at the bridge, only to be captured—yet still outwits his foes with cunning and the help of Slasher the hawk. Forced to face a daunting jousting challenge, the Silent Knight proves his worth even in defeat, earning a rose from Lady Celia.

In ancient Egypt, Marcus stands guard over the Peace Banner atop a pyramid—until he’s felled and the banner is stolen. Branded a coward, he swears vengeance to the Nile Queen, vowing to reclaim it. Tracking the theft to the waterfront, he evades attackers, leaps onto a fleeing vessel, and races through perilous obstacles to return the banner to its rightful place. As it flies once more above the pyramid, Marcus finds his true reward not in praise, but in the quiet triumph of duty fulfilled.

In "The Forest of Traps," Robin's Merrie Men find themselves falsely accused in the villages they once protected, their reputations shattered by imposters mimicking their deeds. As Robin faces a series of cunning foes—a master swordsman, a quarter-staff wielder on a spinning log, and a skilled archer in a deadly duel of arrows—the truth begins to unravel. When Prince John's men close in, the real Robin and his band turn the tide with a clever trap, earning the villagers’ trust once more.