Crack Comics #31

In "The Return of A. Spade," the notorious criminal A. Spade makes a dramatic escape just before his trial, setting off a dangerous chain of events when he kidnaps Kim and forces Carim Bombay to brutalize her. With Captain Triumph posing as Bombay to stop him, the tension escalates as Spade unmasked the impostor—revealing a deadly twist that leaves the real Bombay to flee and the fate of Kim hanging in the balance.

Inkie pitches a story idea about Lightning to his boss Al, but the mischievous bolt himself crashes the scene—and chaos erupts as Lightning insists on proving he's ready for the big time. When Inkie reluctantly agrees to help the overexcited electrical troublemaker demonstrate his worth, the pair's wild scheme takes them across the globe in this riotous 1943 adventure filled with slapstick mayhem and wartime comic hijinks.

When Perky is magically transported to the Moon, he meets the grumpy Mr. Man in the Moon—who mistakes him for the troublemaking Mr. Comet, a loose celestial body that keeps streaking past and causing havoc. Perky befriends the Moon family and discovers the Comet's real problem: a lost nail sent him spinning through space years ago. Together they travel to Jupiter to recruit the Hammer-Heads and get the Comet fixed back into the sky—but Perky's magical journey is far from over.

When newly elected Senator Elmer Briggs arrives in Washington, his honest, small-town principles put him at odds with powerful political forces—and when he questions testimony about revolutionary new transport planes, he stumbles onto a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels. As Senator Tom Wright and his costumed alter ego the Black Condor work to uncover the truth, Briggs must navigate treachery, corruption, and danger while fighting to protect America's interests. This 1943 tale pits country virtue against urban corruption in a rousing battle for the soul of the Senate.