National Comics #16

In "The Hollywood Invasion Plot," a wartime movie set becomes a battleground when spies exploit the director’s influence to infiltrate U.S. Navy vessels used for filming. As patriotic scenes unfold on screen, Buddy uncovers the sabotage aboard a submarine, while the ghost of George Washington warns Uncle Sam of the looming threat—leading to a desperate showdown that tests both heroism and national spirit.

The Kid Patrol dreams big when they spot a $150 prize for an amateur hour contest—enough to buy a seeing-eye dog for a blind man in their neighborhood. When the boys form a band called the Kid Patrol Swing Kings and rush to enter the competition, things don't go quite as planned, but a chance encounter after the show leads them down an unexpected path toward their goal.

In "The Soap Box Demagogue," a shadowy political boss manipulates chaos across the nation by funding criminals to spread unrest through fiery speeches, all part of a cunning plan to seize the presidency under a new party and establish a dictatorship. The story unfolds with sharp urgency, tracking how this web of deception begins to unravel in the wake of a single, unexpected witness.