The Fighting Yank #26

Captain Brand runs a vicious smuggling operation out of Guatemala, luring desperate war refugees with fake passports and promises of a new life in America—only to murder them at sea and dump their bodies to erase the evidence. When Bruce Carter III learns of the atrocities, his ancestor's spirit calls upon him to become the Fighting Yank and infiltrate the operation, posing as a fellow immigrant to expose the gang and bring them to justice.

This single-page feature offers a fast-paced tour through Olympic history and trivia, spotlighting remarkable athletic achievements and quirks across the centuries—from Jim Thorpe's controversial medal loss to the ancient Greek games' unusual prize systems. It's a brisk, entertaining reminder that sports have always been tied to honor, rules, and the occasional surprise upset.

Policewoman Helen Adams volunteers to go undercover and infiltrate the operation of a mysterious crime boss known only as "The Grifter," with help from Bruce Carter III—better known as The Fighting Yank. But when Helen's cover is blown during a jewelry store robbery, she finds herself in the hands of the criminals and forced to leave behind desperate clues for the Yank to follow. Now it's a race against time as The Fighting Yank tracks Helen to the Grifter's hideout, where danger waits at every turn.

Bruce Carter wakes from a two-week haze with no memory of what happened after being shot by Lefty Wezel's gang, only to discover that the Fighting Yank was declared dead and a memorial fund established in his name. As Bruce pieces together fragments of his past—aided by a kindly fisherman who pulled him from the river—he realizes the criminals behind his "murder" may have staged the whole thing for a darker scheme. Now the Fighting Yank must race to stop the real killers before they cash in on their deadly deception.

When Sandy Slater's circus sets up in the small Texas town of Tumbleweed, a ghostly figure claiming to be the spirit of a dead trapeze artist begins haunting the big top, spoking the performers and threatening to claim another victim. Sandy quickly suspects the "ghost" is an impostor with darker intentions, and his hunch proves dangerously correct when the phantom reveals itself as cover for a ruthless robbery—and worse. As the bandit gang's schemes spiral toward kidnapping and violence, Sandy must untangle the mystery and stop "Ace" Dominguez and his men before it's too late.