Silver Streak Comics #16
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeCaptain Battle faces Nazi saboteurs aboard a yacht in "The Corpses That Walked," where enemy agents have stolen government secrets and plan to extort the nation with threats of destruction. Dickie Dean pilots a flying machine to stop a mechanical bronco that is causing havoc throughout town, ultimately destroying it by diving at its vulnerable spot. Presto Martin, Manhattan's greatest quick-change detective, investigates the mysterious case of "Lucky" Lutrecia, a criminal from his past.
When Silver Streak and his young sidekick Meteor witness Nazi soldiers arresting a boy in occupied France, they spring into action—and Silver Streak's daring rescue sparks something far larger: a symbol of resistance that sweeps across Europe. As the "V" mark for victory begins appearing everywhere, from Nazi monuments to Hitler's own headquarters, the dictator grows desperate to crush the uprising, capturing Meteor and forcing Silver Streak to mount a bold infiltration to save his partner. This wartime adventure from 1941 captures the spirit of hope rising against tyranny across the continent.
Tombs burst open across the country and rotting corpses march on a sinister mission—but Captain Battle, World War ace, and his boy partner Hale discover there's far more to this supernatural terror than meets the eye. Led by the mysterious Herr Death, the walking dead are after vital government secrets, and our heroes must uncover the truth behind the ghastly plot before it's too late. With Jack Binder on pencils and inks, this 1941 tale from Silver Streak Comics #16 combines pulp thrills, mad science, and genuine menace in a race to save America from sabotage.
When Dusty Travis is tasked with retrieving the legendary Sword of Ghenghis Khan from a Tibetan lamasary, Billy Bingham, Bobby Bingham, and their companion Specs stow away to join the expedition—defying orders to stay home. The group soon finds themselves caught between a fanatical Grand Lama who claims descent from the Khan himself and a curse that warns death to any who would touch the sacred blade. With danger closing in and the sword's power at stake, the boys must use their wits to survive a perilous night in the lamasary and outwit those who would wield its ancient magic.
When an oil-finding machine malfunctions at a public demonstration, Dickie Dean must stop the mechanical menace from tearing through town—but the real threat arrives when "Olsen the Ogre," a ruthless criminal, sets his sights on stealing the invention for himself. As the machine proves its worth searching for oil on a farmer's land, Olsen's schemes turn deadly, forcing Dickie and his friend Zip into a desperate fight for survival against a man willing to destroy everything—and everyone—in his path to control the machine.
Cloud Curtis and the Golden Bullet face an eerie mystery when a phantom ship begins sabotaging America's new dive bombers, destroying test aircraft and threatening the entire air program. Determined to uncover the truth, Cloud and his crew—Pop and Crusher—take to the skies to hunt down this impossible menace before it cripples the nation's aviation efforts. What looks like a supernatural terror may be far more sinister than anyone suspects.
When a mild-mannered music teacher refuses to accept any evening assignments and locks himself away after dark, Daredevil [Bart Hill] begins to suspect something far more sinister than mere eccentricity—a suspicion that turns terrifying when beautiful young pupils of Professor Markusyi start turning up dead with mysterious wounds. As the crime-buster tracks a prowling werewolf through the night streets, he races to stop the creature from claiming its final victim and breaking free from an ancient curse.
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Reprinted in Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017)
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