National Comics #61

When The Barker strongarms his way into a job at Colonel Lane's Mammoth Circus, he discovers that General Smallo—the smallest man in the world—is far more trouble than his incredible size would suggest, dragging along his peculiar "parents" and leaving a trail of chaos in his wake. As The Barker pieces together clues from Smallo's suspicious behavior, he begins to suspect that nothing about this tiny newcomer is quite what it seems. It's a carnival caper packed with humor and mystery that'll keep you guessing right up to the finale.

When underworld thugs pay big money to have policewoman Sally O'Neil framed and disgraced, they hire a mysterious criminal mastermind known only as The Framer—a smooth operator who guarantees results. As Sally finds herself expertly set up to take the fall for a warehouse robbery, she realizes she'll have to outsmart the frame artist at his own game if she wants to clear her name and catch him.

Granny Gumshoe is called in when five wealthy men mysteriously strangle themselves, and a night club dancer named Mademoiselle Angora cashes their checks shortly after each death. Using a clever scheme involving a left-handed decoy, Granny discovers that Angora's perfume hypnotizes right-handed men into signing over their fortunes and choking themselves—and she devises an unexpected antidote to stop the dancer's deadly scheme.

When a mysterious man named Onager claims he's mastered the legendary Evil Eye—a supernatural power to kill with a mere glance—Quicksilver investigates a series of deaths in the city's underworld, including a member of Worry Witson's gang. As Onager becomes entangled with the dangerous criminals who want him dead or working for them, Quicksilver must uncover the truth behind the impossible murders before the real killer strikes again.