Mystery Men Comics #16

The Blue Beetle springs into action when a criminal gang led by Big Dix peddles faulty playground equipment that has already claimed children's lives, determined to stop their deadly racket at the source. Trapped in the gang's tower headquarters and facing poison gas, the hero must battle his way past Big Dix's killers and rescue a captured reporter before time runs out. With his mail armor and wits as his only weapons, the Blue Beetle takes on his most dangerous assignment yet to bring the murderous operation to justice.

When a retired district attorney's dinner party ends in murder, The Lynx—with help from his young companion Blackie—must uncover the truth behind a stolen Chinese joss and a killer's revenge. As the investigation deepens, a ten-year-old newspaper clipping holds the key to solving the crime and exposing a conspiracy rooted in an old political scandal.

Captain Savage pursues a ruthless pirate crew led by Captain Dorey after they plunder a gold-laden ship and take a young woman captive. Overpowered and dragged aboard the pirate vessel with his crew facing a grim fate, Savage must find a way to turn the tables on his captors and stop the killers before it's too late.

When lawyer John Perruso prepares to read the will of the deceased Zeke Belbey, a series of murders erupts at the mansion—beginning with the death of Perruso's partner and the theft of the will itself. Zanzibar, an American philosopher versed in the magic of Indian fakirs, arrives to investigate, uncovering a scheme of forgery and betrayal among those gathered to claim the estate. With his mystical powers, Zanzibar traces the culprits through a bewitched knife and exposes the truth hidden within the Belbey household.