Adventure Comics #49

In "The Disappearance of Dr. Drew," Rex Tyler takes on his second case when Miss Drew pleads for help finding her father, a scientist whose mysterious disappearance coincides with his breakthrough in developing a powerful new cold remedy. With the stakes rising and the trail leading into dangerous territory, Rex must unravel a web of secrets before time runs out.

In "Trap for Fang Gow," Jean LeGrand enlists a contact to recruit the elusive Fang Gow for his nation’s cause, while he and Barry O'Neill investigate a sabotaged weapons factory, narrowly thwarting a bomb explosion. When the failed saboteur reports back to Fang Gow, claiming the deaths of LeGrand and O'Neill, the two men are actually already tracking Fang Gow down through their informant—though their pursuit leads only to a dead end.

In "Cold Cures and Crime," the Sandman steps in when a string of mysterious deaths among a famed scientist’s assistants sparks suspicion—could a breakthrough cold cure be too valuable to keep safe? With danger lurking in the shadows, the hero races to protect the research before it falls into the wrong hands.