Thrilling Comics #71

When a film production disrupts the Hawaiian jungle, Princess Pantha and the actor Rango become entangled in a tragedy that tests loyalty, greed, and redemption—as a tragic accident sets off a chain of choices that forces an unlikely hero to decide what truly matters. Rango's search for peace amid his grief leads to a discovery that awakens a darker impulse in those around him, and Pantha must navigate the jungle of human nature alongside the wild terrain to prevent catastrophe. A story about how gold and ambition can corrupt even good people, and how an act of unexpected mercy can change everything.

A cunning thief known as the Ghost Bandit taunts police with an advance notice of his next heist, but a dropped milk bottle leaves behind a crucial clue—his fingerprints. When the authorities identify him as Steve Buckley, a recently discharged Navy man, his photograph hits every newspaper in town, forcing the desperate criminal into an increasingly reckless corner as he scrambles to escape the tightening net. His greed and arrogance ultimately prove to be his undoing in this crime tale where the law's methodical work pays off.

Kathy's infatuation with modern art has driven a wedge between her and her boyfriend Hank, so he devises a scheme to cure her of the craze by posing as a pompous foreign painter and foisting ridiculous paintings on her—only to have his plan spiral wildly out of control when the paintings are offered to the museum. What starts as a prank to win back her affection takes an unexpectedly ridiculous turn, leaving Hank with far more attention than he bargained for.

Exiled space outlaws Tara, Robin, and Malo take on a reluctant young companion named Timo on a dangerous mission to the moons of Saturn, but when a ship malfunction forces an emergency landing on Hyperion—the hidden stronghold of the ruthless brigand Red Jacal—Timo's cowardice becomes the trap that ensnares them all. Now Tara must navigate the treacherous demands of a cunning captor and the horrifying threat of the moon spiders to save the boy and reclaim what Red Jacal has stolen.

When a wealthy suitor called Kissin' Tim Wholesum rolls into Hogbite Holler looking for a bride, sweet Clarabelle ditches her sluggish sweetheart Looie Lazybones for a chance at fortune and romance. But Tim's kiss-based courtship comes with a catch that leaves everyone—especially Looie—scrambling to set things right in this rollicking 1949 humor tale.