Feature Comics #43

In "The Black Bat," Jo faces off against a mysterious kidnapper known only as the Black Bat, whose father dons the guise of "Madam Dupre" to conceal his true identity. When the Black Bat attempts to flee using makeshift wings, they fail—sending him plummeting to his doom.

Capt. Bruce Blackburn, ace of military intelligence, executes a daring plan to infiltrate a spy ring led by the villain Gross at a Washington hotel—but the real test comes when he learns the enemy intends to sabotage the ammunition ship Alton and destroy the Panama Canal. Racing against time in a flying boat, Blackburn must make an impossible choice to stop a suicide crew from completing their devastating mission.

Zero the Ghost Detective confronts a haunting mystery when Kitty Dell, a woman imprisoned for her husband's murder, escapes from prison—only to discover she's been dead all along. With Kitty's spirit desperate to understand what happened, Zero must help her uncover the truth: her husband was killed by a gang of thieves, and their scheme framed her for the crime. Together, the three must track down the real murderers and force a confession to clear her name and free them both from their earthly bonds.