Wonder Boy #17

Wonder Boy is called south of the border to help government agents investigate a mysterious woman running a cafe that caters to revolutionists and outlaws—but when he arrives to question her, the situation becomes far more tangled than it first appears. As Wonder Boy digs deeper into the intrigue surrounding Senora Rosita and the rebel movement, he uncovers a truth that forces him to question who the real enemy truly is.

When Sandra Knight's friend Lydia Fuller is gunned down at a diplomatic ball in Washington, Phantom Lady finds herself drawn into a dangerous web involving coded documents, a ruthless politician named Clooney, and shadowy forces working against the government. As she battles Clooney's thugs and races to uncover the truth behind Lydia's murder, Phantom Lady discovers that this case reaches far deeper than a simple crime—touching on espionage and corruption at the highest levels of power.

Freelance diver Plunge Collins takes on a government assignment that's far from routine when he rescues a mistreated seal and discovers unauthorized divers working the same underwater site. As Plunge fights to protect a mysterious object from these rivals while battling the ocean's own dangers, his unlikely new companion proves that friendship—even with a seal—might be exactly what he needs to turn the tide.

When the Lone Star Oil wells mysteriously run dry, Wonder Boy interrupts his ranch vacation to investigate—and discovers the problem runs far deeper than anyone suspected, leading him from underground shafts to the ocean floor itself. Following an illegal pipeline to its source, Wonder Boy uncovers a submarine operation siphoning off the corporation's oil and must confront a foreign scheme to steal the company's entire operation. It's a case that proves Betty Smith's faith in Wonder Boy is more than justified.