National Comics #63

When a smooth-talking con man named Swifty Norton sets his sights on Belinda, the bearded lady at Colonel Lane's Mammoth Circus, the carnie barker Carnie Calahan smells trouble—and he's right. Swifty's got angles running in all directions, and Belinda's caught between his promises of wealth and romance, while the circus stands to lose its greatest attraction. Carnie hatches a scheme to expose Swifty's real game before it's too late.

Granny Gumshoe and her granddaughter Lippy stumble upon the most unusual criminal yet—a talking dog—when they discover a fortune buried in the park, leading them to an extraordinary tale of brain surgery and embezzlement. Detective work by Gill Fox, this five-pager delivers a mystery twisted by mad science and wrapped up with a criminal twist that defies the law.

Roberta arrives at Uncle Balty's house determined to stay out of trouble during her visit, but when Colonel Cuppy stops by trying to acquire her uncle's prized rare fish and causes a commotion with the police, Lassie gets caught up in the chaos while playing pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey with Laddie. The mix-up leads to an unfortunate accident that leaves Uncle Balty devastated and Lassie facing consequences she didn't quite deserve.

High atop a city skyscraper, Quicksilver witnesses a murder and pursues the killer across rooftops and through office buildings, only to have a well-meaning bystander mistake him for the culprit. With the real murderer on the loose and the law closing in, Quicksilver must clear his name and track down the desperate criminal before he can escape the building—all while uncovering why the killer was willing to commit murder for a single piece of paper. This tense manhunt showcases the acrobat of justice navigating danger both above the street and from those trying to stop him.