Funny Picture Stories #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Rustlers From Sawtooth" kicks off with a tense showdown in the rugged West, as detectives Coyle and McDune track down the fugitive Killer Sloan. When they seek refuge with their friend, veterinarian Dr. Samuel Brown, the situation spirals when Sloan and his men arrive, forcing Brown to accompany them under threat of death. With the detectives cornered and a pair of dogs left to guard them, Brown’s past kindness to the animals may be their only chance—when the dogs recognize him and turn on Sloan. Art by Creig Flessel, with cover by Charles Biro, this 1937 tale blends suspense and unexpected loyalty in a gripping early crime story.
In "Rustlers From Sawtooth," Tim Walsh takes on a dangerous assignment at the Warbucks ranch after several hands vanish and cattle go missing. When he overhears the foreman Breen planning another theft, Tim follows the rustlers only to be captured and nearly branded—just in time for Ned Warbucks to ride in and turn the tide.
In "null," Jo finds herself drawn into a strange mystery when her uncle’s sudden death leaves her with a mysterious pin said to hail from a far-off realm of psychic power—where a relentless figure known as Psyk will stop at nothing to reclaim it.
In the 1937 mystery "The Case of the Shore Club Window," famed sleuth the Master Mind is called to investigate the sudden shooting of J. Wellington Wayne during a chaotic party at his home—shot from outside, with no clear path for the killer to have escaped. With the window as the only clue and the guests all hiding secrets, the Master Mind must piece together the truth before the real culprit slips away.
In the dusty frontier of 1937, Bill crafts intricate jig-saw puzzles to entertain his friend Ann—until her sudden kidnapping turns her playful trail of puzzle pieces into a desperate clue. With the posse on her heels, Bill follows the scattered fragments, each one a piece of a mystery that could lead to her rescue or deeper danger.
In "A Slight Error," detectives Coyle and McDune track down the fugitive Killer Sloan, only to find themselves at the doorstep of their friend Dr. Samuel Brown. When two thugs arrive demanding the doctor’s help, Sloan’s threat to kill him forces a tense standoff—until the dogs Brown once treated recognize him and turn on the killer.
In "Cop Killer," Frenchy—once thought reformed—slides back into crime with a cold precision, mocking the police who still trust him. When Sergeant Ryan greets him with a casual slap, the sudden pain from an old wound forces Frenchy to confess, unraveling the quiet menace beneath his calm.
In the dusty frontier town of *Funny Picture Stories #1*, a lone stranger takes a gamble on a gold mine deal that seems too good to be true. When the mine’s owner returns weeks later, convinced the man has fled, the tension boils over—only for a single shot to crack open a hidden vein of gold above them.
In the rugged frontier of 1937, Ross Westley tracks the elusive Mad Hunter who’s been sabotaging his traps—only to stumble upon a young woman, Jo, trapped by the ankle. When she reveals her guide stole her animals and vanished, Westley shelters her, unaware the thief is already closing in. As danger creeps toward the cabin, the truth about the Mad Hunter begins to unravel.
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Reprinted in Little Giant Comics #1 (1938), Little Giant Comics #3 (1938), Funny Picture Stories #3 (1939), Amazing Mystery Funnies #7 (1939), Keen Detective Funnies #4 (1939), Amazing Mystery Funnies #5 (1939), Keen Detective Funnies #6 (1939), Star Ranger Funnies #4 (1939)
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