Police Comics #81

In "Gargantua, the Phi Beta Gorilla," a cosmic ray experiment gone wild turns Professor Brewster's gorilla into a hyper-intelligent, talking beast with a mind-set far beyond its brute form—until it sets its sights on transferring its consciousness into the body of the hapless Woozy. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1948 tale from Police Comics #81 blends mad science and absurd ambition in a short, sharp blast of mid-century superhero whimsy.

Honeybun drives his wife's mother to a speaking engagement in Pottsville, but a breakdown and a sudden downpour force the trio to seek shelter in a supposedly haunted house—where they stumble upon two escaped convicts hiding stolen loot. When Honeybun's well-meaning antics inadvertently spook the criminals into thinking the place is genuinely haunted, his mother-in-law seizes the moment to become an unlikely hero, turning what could've been a disaster into an evening she'll never forget.

Manhunter and his faithful dog Thor go undercover at Cook and Cort's Colossal Circus to investigate a string of dangerous "accidents"—a fire, a fall, and collapsed bleachers—that have plagued the big top. When an aerial performer is killed during a performance, the rope cut deliberately, Manhunter must use Thor's keen nose to sniff out the real saboteur before the killer can strike again. As suspicion falls on Boo-Hoo, the unpopular clown, Manhunter discovers the truth runs deeper into the circus's twisted business dealings.