Men of Mystery Comics #89

In "null," the Red Bee faces a city on the brink, where a deadly influenza outbreak spreads unchecked as hospitals close due to financial ruin caused by political corruption. With District Attorney Tom Darrow and Captain Dooley struggling to uncover the truth, the Red Bee must confront the source of the crisis—Al Snead, whose greed has drained the city’s resources, leaving its people vulnerable.

In a high-stakes showdown atop a mountain stronghold, Spy Smasher, Eve Corby, and Admiral Corby face off against the Mask’s Fifth Columnists, including the deadly Reltih, the cunning Inilossom, and the enigmatic 10-Q. With the fate of Washington hanging in the balance, Spy Smasher devises a bold deception—faking an army of 10,000 robotic war machines to throw the enemy off guard.

When rising floodwaters threaten the farm where Whizzer McGee’s mother and sister are visiting, he calls on Phantasmo—his friend and the mysterious Phil Anson—to help. Together, they race to protect the family, only to be pulled into a far bigger danger when a dam explodes, revealing a crime ring with plans to seize control of New York City.

In "null," The Master Mystic faces off against Rango, a disgraced scientist from Slavonia whose twisted genius has birthed a dangerous drug that transforms him into a towering menace. With his mind warped by ambition and vengeance, Rango unleashes his monstrous form to punish the nations that once rejected his vision—leaving The Master Mystic to stand between him and total destruction.

In "Vanquish the V!!!" from Men of Mystery Comics #89, a desperate Japanese scientist, Dr. Kanokai, attempts to neutralize the formidable Shock Gibson using a mysterious electronic ray—part of a new Allied "V" weapon—while General Haki watches with grim intent. With Dr. Benjamin Bright and his assistant Ike racing to uncover the truth behind the weapon’s origins, and Colonel Martin caught in the crossfire, the line between science and sorcery blurs in a battle for control over a power that could change the war.

When the District Attorney gets a mysterious letter from a judge who’s been dead for three days, he’s drawn into a web of eerie intrigue—only to find himself at the heart of a deadly game orchestrated by the enigmatic Curiosa Club, led by Snake Larsen and Spade. With the stakes rising and the line between the living and the dead blurring, he must unravel the truth before the next invitation arrives.

In "Treacherous Whirlpool??" from Men of Mystery Comics #89, Doll Man finds himself drawn into a sudden crisis when a group of boys is caught in a dangerous whirlpool at a secluded pond. With the youngest among them refusing to let the others join him in the water, a moment of courage leads the boy to dive in—only to be joined by Doll Man, who must act fast to save them all.

When young Jacques DeGrasse confides in Airboy about a string of mysterious disappearances linked to Paris’s forgotten sewers, the hero uncovers a chilling pattern: each victim was tied to a revolutionary-era figure. With the help of Monsieur Reynard and the Chief of Police, Airboy must unravel a conspiracy buried beneath the city—where the shadows of the past may still be alive in the form of the legendary Crabmen.

Dr. Voodoo and Chief Nikko stumble upon a hidden diamond mine deep in the jungle, uncovering riches that could fund a hospital to heal the people of the wild. But as the promise of progress draws them in, the shadow of Okoro, the Blancas’ vengeful medicine man, begins to stir—especially when Maxinya and her pey jaguar, Jappa, are caught in the crossfire.

In "Firebrand of Disaster!", Blackout must confront a terrifying new threat when Göring convinces Hitler to unleash a deadly secret weapon—the Liquid Fire Stream—on Allied aircraft. With the fate of a British POW hanging in the balance, Blackout races to stop the test, even as his own past and the sinister plans of Firemaster and Baroness Brunhilde loom ever closer.

The Green Mask and his young ward Domino are drawn into a tense standoff when Olivia Tracy asks Michael Shelby to escort her to the Nemo estate to claim her nephew—only to find the boy missing and the home guarded by the enigmatic John Nemo and his loyal servant Hawkins. With Olivia’s custody now official, the stakes rise as the Green Mask and Domino must unravel a mystery that stretches into the shadows of a house steeped in secrets.

In "Tracks Across the Trail!", the Durango Kid and Muley Pike uncover a series of railroad sabotage acts tied to a growing tension between frontier ranchers and the encroaching rail lines. As the Kid digs into the mystery, he finds that fear of change—and the threat of lost land and competition—has driven desperate men to violence.