Popular Comics #104
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Plates, Crooks and Coupons," a 1944 adventure from Popular Comics #104, the unlikely duo of Downwind and Joy find themselves entangled in a sabotage scheme involving a target ship and a mysterious criminal known as the Eye. With art and story by Boody Rogers—handling writing, art, inking, and lettering—this wartime thriller blends aerial action with a touch of personal drama, as Downwind grapples with unexpected feelings and a sudden shift in his life after a daring rescue.
In "null," aviation hero Downwind finds himself trapped aboard a target ship with the villainous Eye and his henchman K-9, set to be used in a deadly bombing exercise. When former ally Tepid Fahrenheit learns of the scheme, he alerts Joy, who intervenes mid-formation, crash-landing her plane to save Downwind. After the villains are captured, Downwind begins to realize his feelings for Joy—just as he turns to salvage work to cope with a heart left behind.
In "Plates, Crooks and Coupons," a 1944 crime tale from Popular Comics #104, the authorities close in on a gang of counterfeiters after seizing their printing plates and stash of fake gas rationing coupons—evidence that could crack the case wide open. Now, with the heat on, the remaining gang members must reckon with the deadly competition vying for control of the underground market.
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Reprinted in Four Color #80 (1945)
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