Marvel Mystery Comics #25

In "The King Crime Syndicate," a ruthless numbers gangster turns to blackmail and violence, seizing pharmacists to force them into making deadly black market drugs—killing one outright at a hospital and hurling another into a chemical lab's acid vat when they resist. Torch and Toro take action, confronting the syndicate in a final explosive showdown.

When strange disturbances plague the seashore, Namor investigates and uncovers a hidden colony of tiny people led by Queen Jarna, a Venusian emissary who has landed on Earth in a rocket ship—her arrival no accident, but the first step in a grander plan.

In "null," Casey races to the Garrett home after hearing the Patriot has been shot by Huss, only to be ambushed and sealed inside a wall to die. The story unfolds with tense urgency, as Casey’s fate hangs in the balance in a silent, suffocating trap.

In "The Vengeance of Saba," Ka-Zar and Saba flee the jungle fortress of Ali Hamud and Captain Olendorff, who are using the remote outpost as a Nazi supply hub in South Africa. With the base rigged to explode, Saba sets the fuse, but Ka-Zar is left behind in the blast—his fate uncertain.

In "The Book of Sorcery," the Vision confronts the dangerous ambitions of the mad professor Zagnar, whose obsession with defying nature leads him to unleash terrifying forces. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the Vision must stop Zagnar before his reckless experiments spiral beyond control.

In "The Python and the Prison Riot," the Angel arrives at the prison to witness the Python's execution—only to find the criminal has other plans. With the warden as a hostage and the prison in chaos, the Python leads a desperate breakout, testing the resolve of U.S. servicemen called in to restore order.