Crack Comics #22

In "The Storm Masters," as America's role in the war intensifies, Senator Wright is thrust into urgent service, and his daughter Wendy steps up to help him create a vital food concentrate for Europe—bringing their shared mission to life with quiet determination and wartime purpose.

Taxi driver Hack O'Hara gets caught up in a murder case when a woman claims her husband poisoned her chauffeur—and she bails him out of jail, asking for his help tracking down the culprit. What begins as a straightforward investigation spirals into a web of deception, hidden keys, and a dangerous drug operation that forces Hack to rely on his street smarts to separate the guilty from the innocent.

Scrappy Nelson and Tubby White open the Sure-Fire Detective Agency and immediately prove their mettle when a spy ring kidnaps Scrappy—forcing Tubby and their mysterious partner Madam Fatal to stage a daring rescue at a lighthouse where enemy agents are coordinating sabotage against Allied ships. With ingenuity and moxie, the young detectives and their disguised benefactor work together to stop the spy operation and earn the grudging respect of Detective Duffy, who initially scoffed at their new venture.

Sir Cedric Besford entrusts Don Q with the legendary Red Stone—a priceless ruby meant to be returned to the Rajah of Jaunpur—but their train is ambushed by hillsmen working with forces determined to claim the jewel for themselves. As Don Q fights to escape with the stone and uncover who's orchestrating the plot, he discovers that ancient rivalries and modern treachery have converged around this precious treasure.

In "Victims of the Fagin," The Clock returns to the streets of 1942’s gritty city, now masked in a domino and shadowed by her sharp-witted partner Butch. With a strict rule against guns, the duo takes on a dangerous mystery using only clever traps and a potato rigged with razor blades—no punches thrown, just pure street smarts and a touch of whimsy.