Arc 16: "The Case Of The Skyway Bandits"
Written by
Ray Thompson (writer), Charles Coll (artist)
Strips: D788 - D868
Dates: 06/13/1938 - 11/12/1938
Daily story arc #16.
Myra North is reunited with NY Detective Jack Lane as he shows up as she ends her latest assignment. He tells her that he has been accepted into the FBI and that he has a case which needs someone of her skills. Allied Airlines has had several commercial planes hijacked and forced to land in a remote area of Arizona where its wealthy passengers have been robbed. Lane wants North to be put on as a stewardess. The case takes an interesting turn when it is learned that famous actress Lovie Lavere was flying to the West Coast with her known satchel of jewelry and the gang leader, a man called 'Spider', wants to kidnap her.