Feature Comics #47

When thugs start enrolling at Professor Coffin Nale's "School of Crime" to learn how to outsmart the law, Darrel Dane spots them at the library researching everything from firearms to getaways—and decides the Doll Man needs to crash their classroom. What follows is a wild chase through the city that leads to a hidden garage hideout where the pint-sized hero takes on a whole army of criminals in the most unconventional school raid you've ever seen.

In "The Car-Wrecking Ghost," Zero faces off against the spectral menace of Joe Ricks, a ghost whose power stems from his lingering malice. With calm resolve, Zero turns the tables not with force, but by speaking—repeating the word "evil," a word the ghost cannot abide, slowly unraveling its form with each syllable.

When Vincent gets rejected by his date, he's determined to prove he's more than just a guy with a pretty face—he's an actor with a real part in a radio drama tonight, and he's got the tickets to prove it to Lala Palooza. This two-page humor story follows Vincent's efforts to impress the girl who turned him down, armed with nothing but confidence and an invitation to his big break.

Capt. Bruce Blackburn of Military Intelligence hunts a sophisticated spy ring after secret military orders kept falling into enemy hands—and discovers the leak comes through an ingenious method involving typewriter ribbons. When Blackburn's stakeout in the code room exposes the spy as the ruthless Sonya, he pursues her to a safehouse where he's captured by her confederates Otto, Carl, and Fritz. A clever bit of quick thinking and his loyal double Jackson lead to a tense confrontation that will determine whether these enemies of the state face justice.

In a wartime America where heroism wears a factory uniform, USA slips into the rhythm of civilian life at a bomb factory—only to find danger hidden in plain sight. When her own supervisor, Mrs. Cragg, begins acting suspiciously, USA must use her wit and vigilance to uncover the spy among the workers, all while staying undetected herself.

When a young boy named Tommy is jailed, the mysterious American Freedom Club springs him free—but Rusty Ryan suspects their charitable motives hide something sinister. As the Club works to spread its influence through Boyville, Rusty and the Brigadiers set out to uncover the truth behind the organization and its shadowy operatives, including the enigmatic Dutch.