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Cover: Fred Kida

Clue Comics #2 [2]

Feb 1943 · Hillman · 0.10 USD
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In "A Leader Against Crime!", Detective Blair stumbles upon a mystery in a junkyard that leads him through a trail of shadows and a hidden factory where ragdolls conceal more than stuffing—steel bars meant for wartime use. With art by Tony DiPreta and a striking cover by Fred Kida, this 1943 Clue Comics standout blends pulp intrigue with wartime stakes, as Blair transforms into the vigilante Zippo to expose a dangerous secret.

Contains 7 stories
A Leader Against Crime!
15 pp
The Upside-Down Town
11 pp · Superhero
Nightmare [Bob White] (wrestler)Sleepy [Terry Wake] (White's kid manager)Hack (newspaper Editor)un-named Botanist (death)HomerProfessor Froott (villain)an un-named cook (villain)

In "The Upside-Down Town," Bob and Terry arrive in Sunnytown hoping to secure some matches, only to be interrupted by a frantic professor warning the editor that gravity is vanishing. As the town descends into chaos with residents walking on their hands and inverted, Nightmare and Sleepy uncover a sinister plot—two conspirators, the professor and a cook, using the strange phenomenon to force the townspeople out and seize their property.

Untitled story
4 pp
Untitled story
9 pp
A Racket in Dolls
9 pp · Superhero
Zippo [Joe Blair]Lynx (villain)Slug (villain)Bill (villain)

In "A Racket in Dolls," Detective Blair stumbles upon a mystery while passing a junkyard—his investigation leads him through a trail of suspicious men, a vanishing truck, and a doll factory hiding more than just stuffed cloth. When he’s knocked out and jailed, he emerges as Zippo, uncovering a shocking secret: the factory’s ragdolls are stuffed with steel bars, fueling a dangerous black market. The story’s blend of wartime intrigue and clever sleuthing keeps the stakes high, all while the true motives behind the doll trade remain shrouded in secrecy.

A Well-Laid Plot
6 pp
The Quilled Death!!
8 pp · Superhero
Twilight [Sergeant Terry Gardener]Snoopy (Twilight's pet parrot)The Porcupine (villain, introduction)Porcupine's gang (introduction for all)

In the 1943 pages of *Clue Comics #2*, Terry and Snoopy—on a brief furlough from the Marines—stumble upon a suspicious moving van outside a closed museum, where a string of thefts has left the town on edge. When a mysterious figure known as the Porcupine makes his move, the duo finds themselves in the middle of a deadly game, with a stuffed porcupine hiding more than just fluff.

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Full credits

artist, inker Tony DiPreta
cover pencils, inks Fred Kida

Reprints

Reprinted in Super Weird Heroes #[nn] (2016), Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series #[nn] (2022), Gwandanaland Comics #1408

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