Smash Comics #26

In "Cyanide and Sabotage," The Ray takes a protective interest in young Bud after the boy stumbles upon a violent crime scene, determined to shield him from further peril. When Bud later ventures to the Secret Service for help, his courage puts him directly in the path of unseen danger.

In the heart of Big City’s oil boom, fortunes rise and fall as wells run dry overnight—until Midnight uncovers a hidden scheme where a racketeer is draining the oil supply through sabotage. With the city’s economy on the brink, the masked hero must track down the source of the theft before the entire boom collapses.

In "null," a lone road in 1941 becomes the stage for a sudden ambush when Lieutenant Jergens and Miss Saxon are attacked. Kent, a passing motorist, intervenes, but quickly suspects the assault was orchestrated—leading him to don the mantle of the Invisible Hood and follow the trail to Professor Saxon’s hidden lab, where a mysterious sea craft is under development.

In "The Midville Orphanage Murder," a chilling tale from Smash Comics #26, the cruel caretaker Silas Raddo schemes to murder the children under his care to steal their endowment, orchestrating a deadly holiday voyage on a rigged ship. When Wildfire intervenes, he doesn’t just save the kids—he delivers swift, fiery retribution, exposing Raddo’s crimes and dismantling his final escape.

In the 1941 science fiction tale "null" from Smash Comics #26, the sinister Topoff and his loyal henchman Toto flee from the relentless pursuit of Hazzard and Bozo after Toto commits murder with a mystical crucible—its power allowing Topoff to vanish and reappear at will.