Chariots of the Texans — James Hold

The second installment in the continuing saga of the gaunt-faced grappler, a shape-shifting cat turned human.

1. Chariots of the Texans -- Famed UFO investigator Erik Von Fritz, believing the gaunt-faced grappler is the son of Bigfoot, drafts our hero, J, to accompany Erik and his fiancée, Ripley, on an expedition to the remote jungle regions of the Texas-Mexico border. Captured by a lost native tribe,

Erik becomes engaged to the chief's daughter, Wotta-setta-nakas. J and Ripley escape by passing through a dimensional transporter but end up as prisoners of Santa Claus, who plans to put them to work in his toyshop. Overcoming this obstacle, they hook up with Melagris the turkey god

and eventually make their way back to Texas where they discover the sarcophagus of the Viking Mummy from Outer Space...

2. A Chink in the Armor -- James Bond meets Marvel Comics when J is enlisted by Houston mayor L Moses Curly to act as bodyguard for Princess Fely of Davao in hope of gaining rights to their Philippine yo-yo distributorship. Unfortunately the Princess is kidnapped by the Eyes of Texas (a

trio of villains strongly resembling rock band ZZ Top) who are intent on starting a war between Houston and Dallas. Assistance from the Idaho superhero team Special Services proves useless and J must save the princess on his own...