National Comics #70

The Barker discovers his exact double in J.B. Brokely, a stockbroker tired of his high-pressure life, and the two men impulsively agree to swap identities for a change of pace. When the Barker takes over Brokely's office, he quickly finds himself caught between dangerous criminals and a web of schemes he never signed up for, while back at the circus, his friends notice something very wrong with their peculiar pal.

In a brief, wry moment from *National Comics* #70, Salty spins a tall tale over a public phone, his voice rising with exaggerated drama as he recounts a hair-raising adventure to his nephew. The story’s sheer absurdity draws a curious bystander, who, unable to resist, calls in the Shore Patrol—just as Salty’s tale reaches its most improbable climax.

Policewoman Sally O'Neil witnesses a desperate man pressed a mysterious ragdoll into a young girl's hands—just before gunfire erupts and he's gunned down by a trio of criminals led by the cold-blooded Slit-Eye. Suspecting the doll holds the key to the murder, Sally tails the killers to their hideout, only to be discovered and forced into a deadly game of wits where her quick thinking and the hidden contents of that ragdoll become her only leverage against Slit-Eye's ruthless crew.

In "The Man from the Moon," Quicksilver tracks a mysterious villain who commands a flying mansion and defends himself with a bulletproof aluminum vest and helmet, his face hidden behind a strange mask. As the hero closes in on the airborne fortress, the final confrontation begins—only one of them will walk away.

Young Anthrop gets his hands on a detective manual and dreams of becoming a sleuth—then a mishap involving coal gives him a sudden, shocking burst of intelligence. Now speaking like Sherlock Holmes himself, Anthrop puts his new deductive powers to the test on a mysterious stranger, only to discover that even the cleverest mind can make a dramatic mistake. A clever tale of how knowing the facts doesn't always add up the way you think.