| Synopsis
| - The Tigress has come to Egypt to steal a valuable emerald from the pyramids. Zatara and Tong rush to stop her. But there is a third party involved in the form of Sheik Abdul and his band of desert raiders. when the Tigress is kidnapped along with the emerald, Zatara uses all his magic power to save her.
- Tex spends some of his sojourn in Europe in the skies, flying his biplane over the great land. On one such day, he is flying over the Trysolian mountains when suddenly another plane approaches his from behind and begins firing warning shots. Tex lands in an open field, followed by the other pilot. The pilot tells him that Captain Diablo has ordered him to be brought in, so the man pulls a gun on Tex. Tex responds with a quick left to the jaw. He runs back to his cockpit, but is halted by more guards, ordering him, at gunpoint, to comply to his own capture. With no choice, Tex allows himself to be marched off to Diablo's headquarters.
The guards lead Tex to a secret airstrip, hidden by mountains on either side. He is shown into Captain Diablo's office. Tex starts to demand answers, but as soon as he sees the captain, the words die in his throat. As he looks at captain Diablo, it's like looking at his own reflection in a mirror. The captain, himself, is awestruck. He makes Tex perform a test, by having him sit in his chair and calling his orderly. The captain hides behind a curtain as the orderly enters the room. The man doesn't even flinch when he sees Tex, treating him just like Captain Diablo. Tex dismisses the orderly just like Diablo told him to. Amazed that even his loyal orderly couldn't tell them apart, Diablo insists that Tex join his army. Their similar likenesses could confuse the entire continent, making it easier to take over. But if he refuses, he'll be killed. Tex takes the third option, knocking the captain out and stealing his clothes. Now dressed the part, Tex easily strolls past the guards and walks out onto the tarmac. The man in charge of guarding the planes mistakes Tex for Diablo and fetches the captain's personal plane. Just as Tex has taken off in the plane, the real captain Diablo regains consciousness and races toward the guard. The guard, confused, fetches another plane for Diablo to give chase in. Tex pilots the captain's plane out of the mountains, but he is soon followed by Diablo. The two engage in a sky-high battle, with each firing on the other. Eventually, Diablo parachutes out of his plane as it crashes to the ground. As Tex flies off above him, Diablo promises they will meet again soon.
Tex finally lands at a friendly army's airfield. He quickly heads for the administration office, but he's stopped by two soldiers. They just received an anonymous tip that the international terrorist, Captain Diablo, was sighted in the skies and that he may attempt to land here. The chief of staff has Tex, whom he believes without a doubt is the infamous criminal, locked up in a cell until his trial. Back at the hidden mountain airstrip, Diablo laughs at the predicament he put Tex in. After he made that anonymous call to the airbase, he knew Tex would soon need his help to get free...
- Pep Morgan is on a hunting trip in the Rockies with his friend and hunting guide, Joe Hunt. After a night of camping out in the wilderness, Pep violently wakes to the sound of their horses whining. A bobcat was stalking them from a nearby tree, poising to strike. Pep takes aim with his rifle and hits the cat before it can attack the horses. It's wounded form is trampled to death under the horses hooves...
Soon, Pep and Joe are back on the hunt. They come across a small campsite where a boy lays against a tree, bound and gagged. Joe reckons that it's the same boy who'd been reported missing days ago, Donald Rand. They untie the boy and offer him some water. Behind them, suddenly, a man appears wielding a rifle, poised and aimed right at them. Joe recognizes the man, Coyote Pete, a wanted fugitive who just escaped prison. Coyote Pete fires at Joe, winging him on the arm, then turns his aim at Pep. But they are all distracted, then, by a large black bear. Pete fires on the bear, but only hits it's paw, making it angry. The bear charges Pete, knocking him to the ground. Pep picks up his rifle and aims for the bear's head. The beast falls to the ground, dead. Pep rushes Pete and takes him out with a strike to the jaw.
With Pete tied up and being led by horse, Joe, Pep, and young Donald return to his family's cabin. Mr. Rand is happy to have his son back and even offers Pep a reward of fifty thousand, but Pep turns it down, instead suggesting he donate that money to the orphaned children who could use new bats and gloves to play.
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