Smash Comics #16

In "The Revenge of Bela Jat," The Ray confronts the elusive Hindu mystic Bela Jat, whose terrifying power allows him to shift between solid form and a shapeless, fluid state. As the hero tracks the criminal through shadowy alleys and hidden temples, the line between man and monster blurs in a battle of wits and will.

When the Purple Trio—Rocky, Warren, and Tiny—arrive in the small town of Sackenhack for a one-night theatrical performance, they're stunned to find tickets sold out... only to discover a single audience member seated alone in the theatre. Moments before curtain, that lone spectator is shot dead, and the trio's investigation leads them from a mysterious old mansion to a family crypt, where a murderous scheme involving inheritance, coercion, and dark secrets begins to unravel. With danger closing in from multiple directions, Rocky, Warren, and Tiny must navigate a house of horrors to uncover the truth behind the empty theatre.

In the shadowed streets of 1940s Gotham, actor Barry Moore trades the spotlight for a badge—only to find his father’s police department too slow to catch the city’s real criminals. Taking matters into his own hands, he dons a disguise and becomes the mysterious Scarlet Seal, a vigilante slipping through the underworld’s underbelly.

Jimmy Christian arrives in Nepal to visit his uncle, Colonel Horace Enright, who runs a gold mine—but the Colonel has a pressing problem: someone is systematically stealing gold from the diggings, and despite thorough searches, no one can figure out how it's disappearing. With his uncle counting on him to crack the case, Jimmy sets out to uncover the mystery before the operation shuts down.

Wings Wendall, a military intelligence officer working undercover, infiltrates a dangerous Fifth Column plot threatening America's defense. As saboteurs led by Colonel Puget seize control of Eastern cities and demand the U.S. Navy convoy enemy war materials, Wings pursues Puget through occupied New York—determined to dismantle the conspiracy before foreign forces can exploit the chaos. The fate of the nation hinges on Wings's daring confrontation with the conspiracy's mastermind.