Exciting Comics #66

In "The Talons of the Leopard Queen!", the Rockwells’ jungle expedition takes a deadly turn when they’re captured by the tribesmen of Majaja, who plan to sacrifice Jim and Laura to their fearsome were-leopard queen. With Freddy escaping and racing to find Judy, the two must navigate the perilous jungle to save the Rockwells before the queen’s poison-clawed gloves claim another victim.

Rick Howard, the Mystery Rider, arrives in Little Creek just as a stagecoach carrying Lila Halliday is ambushed by Red Meegan and his men. As the sheriff and Lila are captured and taken to an Apache camp, Rick races to stop a looming war, uncovering Meegan’s scheme to incite violence between the Apaches and white settlers.

Roger Dodger tries to win back Mabel-Sugar’s favor after she storms off over his lack of romance, only to spiral into panic when every encounter with water—whether from a leaky pipe, a friend’s dog, or a school carnival—triggers his sudden, exaggerated fear. As he dodges water at every turn, his attempts to earn money for a movie date backfire, leaving him stranded, embarrassed, and trapped in a house that’s now more pool than home.