Feature Comics #117

Young Bobby Taylor stumbles onto a dangerous secret when he follows the mysterious criminal known as Polka Dot to his hideout—and discovers the villain's true identity. When Bobby's life hangs in the balance, Darrel Dane must transform into the mighty Doll Man to take down the shakedown racket terrorizing the city's merchants. It's a high-stakes showdown where the Doll Man's wits and courage will be tested against a ruthless adversary with nowhere left to run.

Perky finds himself in the bewildering realm of Ghostonia, where he attempts to complete a machine before chaos erupts—only to be called to the museum when a new ghost causes a commotion among the spectral residents. His invention solves an unexpected problem and earns him an unlikely promotion, though he has other plans in mind.

In this 1947 humor tale from Feature Comics #117, Vince panics upon believing Hortensia has lost her fortune—enough to call off their engagement. When he discovers he was wrong, he scrambles to win her back, leading to a lighthearted mix-up that’s as quick as it is clever.

Roscoe finds himself caught between a ruthless varmint and a donkey with a taste for chewing tobacco in this wild desert romp from Feature Comics. When the ornery Señor Dogface forces the two men to track down prospector Chaw T. Backer's hidden gold mine by sundown, they discover the prospector's stubborn burro has an unexpected weakness—and an eye-catching glint. What unfolds is a riotous chase across the desert filled with cactus juice hallucinations, a showdown over buried treasure, and a poker game that might just change everything.

Rusty Ryan finds himself hired out as a strong-arm man at a gold mine run by the sinister Carlos, where he quickly discovers that guards keep disappearing—and the missing men are turning up dead. With the help of the Boyville Brigadiers, Rusty must uncover what Carlos has been hiding and whose shoulders the real blame falls on.

Mayor Tubb calls on his trusted associate Poison Ivy to track down Crayon Marcs, a troublemaker defacing the mayor's campaign posters with critical remarks. When Poison Ivy brings the culprit in, Tubb's stingy reward of fifty cents backfires spectacularly—prompting Marcs to grab the mayor's crayon and turn his own posters into even harsher attacks.

In this 1947 humor tale from Feature Comics #117, the once-bumbling clowns Butch and Boppo are fired for losing their comedic edge—only to find themselves in a far stranger act, forced to pose as the "World's Fattest Siamese Twins" in the sideshow.