Captain Midnight #38

Captain Midnight springs into action when American bombing runs and carrier operations are mysteriously crippled by false electronic alarms—a sabotage scheme that threatens to leave the fleet defenseless against Japanese attack. Capt. Albright devises a vacuum-equipped plane to track down the source of the interference and clear the skies, but a cocky stunt over enemy territory draws the wrath of General Stacoma and the entire Japanese air force. With odds stacked impossibly high and his plane grounded behind enemy lines, Captain Midnight must use all his wits—and a little help from an unexpected source—to escape and restore America's air superiority.

Pilot Pete takes some heat from his commanding officer and grumbles to a fellow soldier about the tough conditions—but this military humor piece reveals there's more to Pete's story than a simple complaint. A lighthearted look at service life and the quirks that keep a squadron running.

Captain Albright and his assistant Icky crash-land in South Africa while searching for a legendary lost diamond mine—only to discover that a smooth-talking passenger is actually the criminal mastermind Ivan Shark, who steals their diamond detector and vanishes into the jungle with plans to build his own empire. Captain Midnight springs into action to stop Shark's ruthless scheme, which involves kidnapping the local chief's daughter and enslaving the villagers to work the mines he's discovered. As Midnight races to rescue the girl and expose Shark's lies to her father, the true test of wits and nerve in the African wilderness begins.

In the Albright Laboratories, the well-meaning but clumsy Sergeant Twilight creates Egad, a remarkable robot assistant—only to grow jealous when the metal marvel proves far more capable than he is. When Twilight attempts to abandon his creation during a forest fire crisis, Egad's unwavering loyalty and heroism force the sergeant to confront his own envy and selfishness. A tale of competition, sacrifice, and the true meaning of being indispensable.

Captain Midnight and his companion Icky arrive at a remote Himalayan lamasery to analyze the rare metal pontium for the Allied war effort, but their hosts' lavish hospitality—complete with mysterious lotus leaves—threatens to make them forget their mission entirely. When Captain Midnight discovers the lama's true identity and a sinister Japanese plot to keep him drugged and working in captivity, he must use his wits to expose the scheme and turn the enemy's own weapon against them. A tense battle of nerves unfolds as the inventor fights the seductive pull of comfort and luxury to reclaim his freedom and his purpose.

Captain Midnight races to stop a mysterious bombardment of America by meteors—but when he discovers Nevada desert sand at a bombed military dock, he knows someone's behind the celestial attacks. Pursuing the clue into the desert, he uncovers a diabolical magnet device designed to pull meteors from their peaceful paths and send them crashing down on vital war installations. Now he must track down the masterminds behind the scheme before they can strike again.