Famous Funnies #172

Trapped in a pit with the sinister Professor Gudge and Captain Croke, Steve, Wahoo, and Zircon face a terrifying threat: a swarm of flesh-eating driver ants unleashed if they don’t comply. When Gudge is suddenly killed by a savage native, Croke meets the same fate—leaving the trio to confront the advancing ants as they close in on the hidden hut.

When Uncle Elby boasts to another dog that Napoleon is smart enough for the circus, the clever pup starts showing off with tricks—standing on his head, pedaling a tricycle—until even Elby admits he’s out of his depth. With Napoleon’s antics escalating, Elby knows he needs help and calls in Dr. Woof, the veterinary psychiatrist.

In this 1948 adventure from *Famous Funnies* #172, Dan Flynn falls under the spell of the enigmatic Princess Peri and her Leopard Cult, leaving his friends to unravel the mystery. With quick thinking and a daring disguise, Dickie Dare swaps clothes with a local boy and slips into the jungle to follow the caravan, determined to rescue Dan before it’s too late.

On the trail of the elusive master criminal "The Dragon," Scorchy Smith infiltrates a wrestling palace, only to be drawn into a brutal match against the formidable "Iron Man" Yoni—just as The Dragon slips away into the shadows.