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Buccaneers #27 (1951)
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In "Alliance of Evil," Captain Daring captures the villainous Captain Jigg, only to be warned that the elusive Red Fox will prove his undoing. Soon after, the Red Fox seizes control of the island of Illyria, declaring himself governor. With Lady Delores' clever intervention, Jigg and Foxx turn on each other, creating the opening Captain Daring and his crew need to reclaim the island.
Lt. Adam Peril and his crew pursue a fleeing pirate ship after discovering a burning merchantman, only to rescue a dying Spanish nobleman who reveals the stolen King’s Signet could be used to forge royal documents and spark international conflict. With time running out, Peril devises a risky plan to infiltrate the pirate network by posing as a buyer, sending his crew to track leads while he and the spy Anita Galvez go undercover in New Orleans.
In the heart of a Moslem city controlled by Barbary pirates, Black Roger and his crew, disguised as locals, are pursued after being exposed—only to be saved by Princess Jotphar, who leads them to a secret passage. As they prepare to escape, Black Roger learns that Jotphar has been captured and subjected to a brutal punishment, prompting him to risk everything to rescue her from her uncle, the cruel pirate lord Kazmir.
In the heart of the Crescent Isles, the Corsair Queen and her crew pursue the pirate Slack through treacherous waters, only to be blocked by a fortress built by the reclusive Count Dandy, who demands tribute to pass through the Leeward Pass. Though the Corsair Queen refuses to pay, she cleverly turns the tables by infiltrating the castle under the guise of negotiation, using wit and daring to outmaneuver her captor.