All-American Comics #90

When a foreign physicist arrives with a revolutionary invention that can freeze moisture in the air, the Emerald Crusader faces a chilling new threat—the Icicle! A frosty foe emerges, turning the very air into a weapon, and the crusader must confront a villain whose icy powers promise a battle as sharp as winter itself.

In the eerie quiet of a one-year anniversary, Doctor McNider plays a solitary game of chess in his apartment, a ritual honoring the late state attorney John King—whose daughter, Alice, now sits across from him. When gangsters snatch Alice, the ghost of John King seems to reach through time, guiding Doctor Mid-Nite via spectral chessboards and floating pieces, turning the game into a desperate race against darkness.

In "The Land of Little Men," a storm strands the black pirate and his son Justin on a strange island where everyone is tiny, forcing them to bow beneath low arches to avoid punishment. Imprisoned for defying the island’s rules, they soon find their captor, the towering local Igor, turning against the very people he once served. As the pirate and Justin devise a plan to challenge Igor’s arrogance, they must prove that true strength lies not in size, but in restraint and wisdom.