Police Comics #30

Flatfoot Burns, the world's greatest detective, tackles an absurd case when crooks steal the Vampire State Building—only to discover the real culprits are Martians who bought the structure from the con-man Slick Pentz under false pretenses. Burns must travel to Mars, outwit the alien swindling victims, and expose the smooth-talking Earth crook behind the whole ridiculous scheme.

Destiny is mysteriously called across time and space to Warsaw, Poland, where Nazi occupation has left the city in ruin—only to discover his true quarry is something far more sinister than any human enemy. When a ravenous werewolf emerges from the shadows, preying on the desperate and the dead, Destiny must track the creature through the rubble and learn the ancient secret to stopping it before it claims more victims. A supernatural clash against the supernatural forces that feed on darkness, whether they walk on four legs or two.

When Roy Lincoln's companion Hustace Throckmorton accepts an invitation to the eerie Van Frozzler Mansion, he walks straight into a trap set by the sinister Miss Walpurga and her crime organization. The villains capture Hustace and demand that the Human Bomb use his explosive powers to help them rob a bank—or face the consequences. Now the Human Bomb must navigate the mansion's dangerous illusions and high-tech traps to save his friend and stop Miss Walpurga's scheme.

When Judge John J. Agony is unavailable, Burp the Twerp takes the bench to hear cases in this humorous court proceeding—and his first petitioner is Willie Smudge, who presents an unusual seasonal predicament that requires some creative judicial wisdom. With a one-page setup full of gags and wordplay, this 1944 story shows what passes for justice when an unconventional judge is in charge.

Manhunter and his faithful dog Thor uncover a sinister plot when a blind merchant warns of a dangerous criminal known only as "the Eye"—a ruthless thief willing to kill for the legendary "Jewel of Omar." When the ruby becomes the prize in a daring heist at the Emery Davis mansion, Manhunter must unravel a mystery hidden in the sounds of the silent night to stop a killer who sees far more than his blindness should allow.