Comic Cartoon Annual #[1968]

In "The Laughing Clown Caper," Mandrake the Magician unravels a bizarre crime when a jealous performer steals the identity of the famed Sad Clown, turning him into a laughing menace in public. With the truth hidden behind a mask of mirth, Mandrake must expose the real culprit before the illusion becomes irreversible.

Flash Gordon finds himself stranded after a crash landing, trapped in the clutches of a band of space pirates led by the ruthless Buccaneer Straker. With help from the pirate leader’s daring niece, Flash begins to unravel a far-reaching conspiracy — one that threatens to bring the entire universe under a single, tyrannical rule.