Smash Comics #21
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Empire of Captain Blue," Midnight steps in to protect a scientist named Alice after a purse snatching, only to uncover her groundbreaking work in animal communication. When Alice is murdered by thugs who burn her notes, Midnight takes up her cause—and the care of her only surviving witness, the talking monkey Gabby—unraveling a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the streets. Written, drawn, and inked by Jack Cole, this 1941 Quality Comics classic features a striking cover by Gill Fox.
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Midnight comes to the rescue of a purse snatching victim and discovers she's a scientist who can make animals talk. Intending to turn this secret over to government authorities, Alice is attacked and killed by thugs, who burned her secrets, leaving only Gabby as proof that her theories worked. Midnight gains custody of the monkey, after rounding up the people responsible for Alice's death.
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