Courage Comics #2

A young trio fresh out of the pool room dreams of big-time crime, inspired by the notorious "Polka Dot" Kid—but their stolen-car joyride lands them in Sheriff Jack's custody instead. With their futures hanging in the balance, the sheriff offers them a chance at redemption through his "Stop the First Offender" club, though the boys' idol worship may have one last lesson waiting for them.

Scartoe, a cunning outlaw coyote marked by a missing toe, wages a desperate battle of wits against Hank Miller and his ranch hands, who are determined to end the raids on their herds. When tragedy strikes and a companion falls, Scartoe must navigate both the hunters closing in and the wild dangers of the open range—all while a new threat emerges that will test whether an outlaw truly has a code.

General James Wolfe receives his orders to capture Quebec—a French stronghold that Prime Minister Pitt fears is too dangerous to breach—but Wolfe's confidence proves justified when he outmaneuvers the Marquis de Montcalm and forces a decisive battle on the Plains of Abraham. Both commanders fall in the fighting, yet their sacrifice reshapes the future of North America. Illustrated by Henry Kiefer, this 1945 account traces one of history's most consequential military victories and the brave soldiers who paid for it.

With the war behind him, Lieutenant Chick Courage sets out to honor an old promise—returning a bracelet to Valerie Rasmussen, a woman he met years ago aboard her father's yacht. When a waterspout forces the ship onto an uncharted South Seas island, Courage discovers that paradise holds darker secrets than anyone bargained for. As pencilled and inked by Walter Johnson, this tale weaves romance, adventure, and danger across a seemingly enchanted but ultimately treacherous landscape.