Crown Comics #1

Young Marvin Van Up is strictly grounded for the evening while his parents attend the opera—but when his gang shows up at the door, they cook up a trick to spring him loose, leading to a wild night of movie-going and unexpected heroics. This 1945 humor romp delivers the kind of chaos only a scheming bunch of kids can stumble into, complete with false alarms, actual crooks, and the kind of ironic twist that makes staying home look pretty good in hindsight.

A scrappy bunny finds himself in the dusty town of Dry Gulch, where he crosses paths with a no-good varmint called Dirty Dog and ends up defending a young woman's family from losing their property. With quick thinking and a water pistol, our long-eared hero outsmarts the villain and wins more than just a grateful heart—he earns an invitation to stay for supper in this lighthearted tale by Ellis Chambers.

In the shadowed streets of 1945, a corrupt politician runs a brutal insurance racket, preying on local trucking firms. When a secret brotherhood of six masked men chooses Terry Britt to uncover the truth, he must navigate a web of deceit where every lead could be a trap.