Thrilling Comics #74

Buck Ranger and his pal Chico Charlie race to rescue Jim Bracken, a Cattlemen's League agent who's been kidnapped by the notorious masked bandit El Diablo—only to find themselves trapped in the outlaw's own domain. When El Diablo's gang corrals them in a Mexican border town, Buck and Jim must fight their way out of a deadly trap, all while Chico faces a shocking choice that could change everything. The masked menace's true identity remains hidden until the final showdown at the town jail.

Princess Pantha and Dane Hunter mount a jungle expedition to track down the criminal Zimba and rescue the missing father of an American woman named Grace Standish, whose family has discovered a valuable crystal cave in East Africa. When they find Zimba holding Standish captive and preparing to execute him, Pantha and Hunter must outthink a ruthless jungle gangster who will stop at nothing to claim the prize for himself.

In "Cupid's Cousin Cora," a playful prank unfolds when Cora Sue, fresh in a new dress and makeup, stuns Spunky with her transformation—so much so he doesn’t recognize her. Pretending to be her distant cousin, Cora Sue teases Spunky with a bit of frontier flair, only to find herself outwitted when Spunky, learning from Mr. Lee that Cora’s only cousin is a boy, turns the tables with a cheeky flirtation of his own.

When Kathy spots her boyfriend Hank getting cozy with the new girl Sandra Cunningham, she takes her mother's advice and starts dating other boys to make him jealous—only to have Sandra overhear the plan and turn the tables. As Kathy's string of dates continues and rumors swirl about who she's really seeing, both Hank and Sandra find themselves caught in a jealousy spiral that spirals into a hilarious tangle of misunderstandings and comeuppance in this 1949 teen comedy.