Funny Picture Stories #4

In 1937’s *Funny Picture Stories #4*, adventure unfolds in Morocco as businessman J.M. Thornick’s rare herb shipment is threatened by bandit Ben Ali, who plans to intercept it twenty-five miles north. The Brothers 3 step in, devising a plan that sees Smith capture Ben Ali and fly off with him—drawing the bandit’s men away from the caravan, even as the real cargo heads safely toward Morrocco.

In "null" from *Funny Picture Stories #4* (1937), adventurer Rocky Baird pulls off a daring rescue, pulling Lieutenant Stoneley from a band of tribesmen in northern India. The two take flight to Stoneley’s remote fort, only to find the garrison eerily silent—its soldiers dead, leaving behind a mystery as cold as the Himalayan winds.

In "Poachers," forest ranger Rip Burns sets out on a night patrol after being ordered to track down illegal hunters. He stumbles upon a ruthless gang using a truck and a blinding spotlight to immobilize deer, but is knocked out before he can stop them—only to wake up at a way station with a crucial clue to the culprits’ identity.

When an eye witness, Henry Powell, comes forward after a bank robbery, detectives follow the trail of the elusive 7-11 Gang to a remote cabin in the north woods. With the help of the civilian witness, they push deeper into the wilderness, closing in on a group of criminals thought to be long gone.

In the 1937 adventure tale "null," Seascout Tom Dawson boards an old schooner to study its mechanics—only to uncover a hidden cargo of contraband armaments. Trapped in the hold and set adrift, he uses Morse code to signal a passing steamship, setting off a chain of events that will bring the smuggling operation to a halt.

In "The Yellow Terror," scientist Dr. Eddy and his family prepare to return to the States after years in China, but their journey takes a dangerous turn when his daughter Sunny is attacked by shadowy agents. After escaping into the river, she discovers Brown, an American sent to retrieve Dr. Eddy’s secret formula, trapped and robbed in a boat. Together, they free themselves and, as the Eddys face renewed threats, Sunny makes a daring swim across the river to summon help from the harbor patrol.