Hit Comics #64

Jeb Rivers, a fearless riverman aboard Captain Pelham's steamboat Paragon, takes on a brutal frontier bully named Buffalo to secure the ship's right to dock at New Biscoe—but his victory attracts the attention of scheming criminals who learn that Judge Purtle has entrusted the captain with a chest full of gold. When Kribbs and his gang set a trap to intercept the cargo, Jeb and the captain's daughter Marnie find themselves hostages in a swampy wilderness, with only their wits and the captain's determination standing between the thieves and their prize.

A sailor named Swab stumbles into a sinister setup when two women—Teeka and Loulou—reveal their plot to create an eternal life medicine, which requires the heart of an American. When Swab's pal Bob crashes the party to rescue him, the scheme spirals into chaos as the scheming duo bicker over their grisly ingredient and Bob turns the tables on them with a knife. This 1950 adventure romp from Hit Comics #64 blends dark humor with slapstick as our hapless heroes navigate a house of horrors and manage to survive their brush with would-be murderers.