Smash Comics #15

A wave of sabotage strikes the city—six strongholds destroyed, and a sinister conspiracy targeting vital infrastructure points to an even deadlier plot. When espionage agent Black X and his partner Batu learn that saboteurs plan to blow up the Golder Dam and cripple the water supply, they race to stop the conspiracy at its source, uncovering a trail that leads to the reservoir excavation where a deadly trap lies waiting.

When Rocky Hill, Tiny Todd, and Warren spot a dagger hurled at a poster of their old friend Sandra Starr, they realize she's in deadly danger—and discover she's been forced into stardom by ruthless racketeers who control her every move. The Purple Trio goes undercover at the theater to protect her during her performances, but the crooks aren't about to let their prize act slip away. It's backstage intrigue, acrobatic heroics, and a race against time as the trio tries to save Sandra from those who'd silence her for good.

In this 1940 installment from Smash Comics #15, baseball star Clip takes a rare turn on the diamond—only to find himself tangled in a gambling scandal, knocked out cold, and forced to make a dramatic mid-inning parachute landing to rescue his team.

When mysterious supernatural occurrences strike the Oriental Museum—floating knives, phantom objects in motion—curator Robbins calls on Kent Thurston to investigate, only to find his daughter Betty caught in the chaos as a costumed mummy begins terrifying the staff. As The Invisible Hood, Thurston discovers the "hauntings" mask a criminal scheme, and he'll need to use every trick up his sleeve to stop the conspiracy and save the captives trapped within the museum's hidden passages.

In "Cadava the Crumbler," a tormented man consumed by bitterness unleashes a devastating ray on the city, only to fall in battle against the Ray. As the dust settles, the Ray channels his power to build anew—crafting a towering, mechanical form to lift the wreckage and begin the city’s rebirth.

Bobby Feller, the young pitching sensation of the Cleveland Indians, learned his craft from his father back on their farm before ascending to the big leagues. This sportrait captures the rising star's early struggles with control and his unorthodox wind-up, alongside highlights of his breakthrough performances that hint at his predicted place among baseball's all-time greats.

Wings Wendall travels to war-torn Baltica chasing the actor and pilot Vulcan Metz, who stole an American military plane—only to find himself mistaken for Metz himself when he commandeers a downed pursuit craft at an enemy airfield. Now Wings must outfly both the real Metz and the Vandam forces to reclaim the stolen aircraft and make it back home.

Hugh Hazzard and his iron robot companion Bozo take on a criminal outfit known as the Ghost Gang, whose seemingly supernatural abilities allow them to terrorize a city and elude police capture. When Bozo and Hugh infiltrate the gang's haunted hideout, they uncover the sinister technology behind the ghostly illusions—and move to dismantle the criminals' deadly operation once and for all.