Exciting Comics #50

When Steve and Ploopie set out on a desperate chase after their runaway pigeon, they stumble into a warehouse of criminal intrigue—and eventually cross paths with the eccentric widow Mrs. Geraldine Fordyce, whose million-dollar fortune has caught the attention of her conniving nephew and a gang of dangerous crooks. In "The Case of the Million Dollar Bequest," the Crime Crushers find themselves tangled up in a wild adventure where quick thinking, Mrs. Fordyce's sharp wits, and an unexpected ally or two will be needed to outwit the hijackers closing in.

What begins as a spectacular meteor shower over peacetime America becomes something far more sinister when the American Eagle and young Eaglet discover the meteors aren't natural—they're being fired from Earth itself. Captured and separated, the duo must race against time to stop a Nazi operation hidden in an abandoned mine from launching a devastating attack on the city. Tom Standish and Bud Pierce face off against the ruthless Borman and his diehard operatives in a high-stakes chase that spans from the skies to the ocean depths.