Red Seal Comics #22

When a string of underworld deaths officially labeled suicides mysteriously spike, the Black Dwarf and Nitro must untangle a deadly scheme that reaches from the criminal underworld into the very system meant to stop it. As they piece together the connection linking the victims, they race against a killer operating under cover of authority—all to expose a twisted setup that turns justice itself into a weapon.

Jimmy Clay trades his dreary office job for tropical adventure when a surprise inheritance buys him passage on a small boat—only to discover an uncharted island harboring a despot named Zeno and his dangerous schemes. Shipwrecked and marked for sacrifice, Jimmy must fight his way free and uncover the island's hidden resistance before Zeno's tyranny claims another victim.

The Gay Desperado and his young partner Patsy stumble upon a sinister plot lurking in the badlands: massive timber wolves, brought in from Canada by the ruthless Matt Coburn, are terrorizing the frontier as cover for a smuggling operation. When the law pins the attacks on Jim Collins himself, the outlaw must navigate treacherous wilderness, vicious predators, and Coburn's desperate scheme to silence anyone who gets too close to the truth. With wolves closing in and a tunnel full of surprises, The Gay Desperado faces his most cunning adversary yet—one that wears human form.

When Zor the Mighty discovers that the Monkeymen of Kul have enslaved his people during his absence, he and his modern-day companions—Dick Hanly and "Gunner" Dan—devise a daring plan to free the captives and drive out the invaders. Trapped in the witchdoctor's quarters as flames consume the city, Zor must navigate an underground passage while his allies struggle with the consequences of their strategy. It's a tense race through prehistoric peril as stone-age heroism collides with twentieth-century firepower.

A mad doctor's scheme to give criminals animal blood transfusions—granting them the cunning of foxes, the strength of bulls, and the ferocity of wolves—turns the underworld into a bestial crime circus. When Rocketman and Rocketgirl close in on the operation, the doctor takes a dangerous hostage and issues an ultimatum that could condemn one of them to a lifetime of suffering. It's a race against time as our heroes battle both the animal-enhanced crooks and the menace orchestrating the whole twisted racket.

Rex Tyler, a young rover of the Canadian Rockies devoted to battling outlawry, discovers a beautiful young woman unconscious after her car crashes on a treacherous mountain road—but her accident may have been no accident at all. When Rex and his companion Pete uncover evidence of foul play and find themselves ambushed by hired thugs, they're drawn into a dangerous mystery that reaches far beyond the Rockies. Rex must use his wits and quick draw to survive long enough to protect the girl and uncover who's really behind the plot.

Riggin' Bill commands a military vessel that has just sunk an enemy ship and rescued the survivors, but his strict orders to treat the prisoners with respect are tested when one of his men takes matters into his own hands. A sailor's patience finally snaps after enduring days of insults from a Nazi captive, leading to a confrontation that challenges Bill's authority and principles. It's a brisk wartime tale that balances duty with the very human impulse to strike back.