Keen Detective Funnies #6

Dean Denton, a retired ventriloquist turned scientific adventurer, launches a daring rescue mission when his assistant Carol Kane's film crew plane is attacked and forced down on a remote island in the Gulf of Mexico. What he discovers on Solon Cay is far worse than a simple crash: a mysterious villain calling himself "the Conqueror" has convinced the island's natives that he is their ancient god Quetzalcoatl, and he's planning to sacrifice Carol to cement his hold on a fortune in buried Aztec gold. Armed with his wits, his superior piloting skills, and a clever scheme involving the film crew's own equipment, Dean must stop the ceremony and expose the fraud before it's too late.

In "null," Dan is dispatched to New York to dismantle a dangerous dope ring, only to stumble upon a retired smuggling racketeer now masquerading as a fortune teller—his every move tinged with suspicion, and the scent of deception thick in the air.

Captain Steve Ransom takes to the skies on a mercy mission to deliver medical supplies to a city devastated by a chlorine gas disaster—but he discovers the catastrophe wasn't an accident, it was sabotage tied to an extortion scheme. Racing against treacherous weather and dwindling fuel, Ransom fights to reach his destination while danger closes in from multiple directions. Will he uncover who's behind the threat in time, or will the storm claim him first?

Billy's determined to track down a herd of stolen cattle that's crucial to Mr. Lewis's survival, but his rival Jake sets a brutal trap to stop him—a sabotaged saddle pin meant to throw him from his horse. When Billy discovers the herd hidden in a canyon and confronts the real culprits, he uncovers Jake's treachery and must prove his loyalty to save the ranch.

Hammer Donovan, back on the force with no legal limits, takes on a deadly chase through the city’s underbelly to stop a gang of killers who’ve been targeting cops—and whose secrets are shielded by the very underworld they terrorize.

In "A Slight Error," detectives Coyle and McDune track down the escaped killer Killer Sloan, only to find themselves entangled in a tense standoff at the home of their friend, Dr. Samuel Brown. When two thugs arrive demanding the doctor’s help, Sloan’s threat to kill him forces Brown into a desperate gamble—using his past connection with two guard dogs to turn the tide.