Crown Comics #19

Captain gives Kip an enthusiastic tour of the Air Force's revolutionary XP-85 jet fighter—a compact "parasite" plane designed to launch from and dock inside the bomb bays of long-range bombers to protect them in flight. Through their conversation, we learn how this tiny but mighty machine achieves speeds over 600 miles per hour, carries just enough fuel for combat, and features an ingenious design that lets its wings fold for storage in the bomber's tight spaces. It's a fascinating look at one of aviation's boldest engineering dreams, straight from the pages of 1949.

Detective Vic Cutter takes on a baffling murder case when Joe Martin, a tattooed carnival worker who'd recently hired on with the Happy Hoosier Shows, calls in a panic—someone's trying to kill him. After Martin is shot dead at the fairgrounds, Cutter and his secretary Laura dig into the mystery, only to discover that forces connected to the killing are willing to go to dangerous lengths to keep secrets buried. With cryptic clues scattered from a tattoo parlor to the county morgue, Cutter must unravel what Joe Martin's sudden employment—and his fresh ink—have set in motion.