Includes an article on Billy Ireland, a former editor of Caniff's at the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, and a former editorial cartoonist. Introduces Doe Redwood, a hotshot female pilot who shows up to help the reluctant Steve against the opposition forces. Convoy and Captain Akoola show up again, and Steve and Doe flee to take refuge at Dr. Plum's orphanage, where they are pressed into service by the aged lady doc who is attempting to maintain her orphanage in newly Communist China. Includes an article on the St. Louis Browns. Strips from October 10, 1949 to February 18, 1950. ( )