Smash Comics #46

When Midnight and his companions Doc Mortimer Wackey and Gabby cross paths with the sinister Dr. R.X. Diapetos, the mad doctor makes a chilling declaration: one of them has just twelve hours to live. As the clock ticks down toward midnight, Midnight must uncover Diapetos's scheme and face off against the villain Cyril Potts in a desperate race against time. This pulse-pounding adventure delivers thrills, mystery, and the kind of high-stakes showdown that keeps you guessing right up to the final moment.

Lady Luck tangles with the cunning Yokukasa Brothers, a trio of villains who prove far craftier than they first appear—and who won't hesitate to use deception to stay ahead of the law. With Sgt. Sloburn eager to claim the collar himself, our hero must stay sharp to outsmart enemies willing to play dead to gain the upper hand.

When Nazi agents assassinate a South American delegate at a Washington conference to sabotage America's good neighbor policy, the murderers flee south—and unknowingly hire stunt pilot Tailspin Todd to fly them home. Larry Noble, the ex-stuntman and patriot known as Yankee Eagle, witnesses the getaway and pursues the killers across the continent to prevent an international crisis that could tear the Western Hemisphere apart. With diplomatic relations hanging by a thread and the Axis powers fanning the flames, it's a race against time to prove the murder was enemy sabotage, not American treachery.

Black X, master spy for the Allies, travels to India undercover as a beggar to infiltrate a dangerous conspiracy—one that could tip the balance of the war in the Pacific. When he discovers that a German agent named Skurn has been using counterfeit money to bribe Indian rebel factions into a coordinated uprising, Black X must navigate treacherous politics, superstition, and deadly intrigue with only his wits and his companion Batu at his side. Can the Allied spy expose the plot before the Veiled Prophet's deception destroys India's chances of standing with the United Nations?

Rookie Rankin becomes an unwilling player in a deadly scheme when a $200 pawn ticket surfaces at a murder scene—the sole clue linking two deaths and a mysterious stolen artifact called the Green Dragon. As Rankin traces the ticket to its source, he tangles with the jewel thief Light Finger Lefty and uncovers a web of double-crosses, hidden diamonds, and a killer desperate enough to silence anyone who gets too close to the truth.

In the shadowed streets of the Warsaw Ghetto, the Baron—once Major Hurtz—grapples with the weight of his past as the war's brutality forces a reckoning. The Marksman, driven by vengeance, tracks down Colonel Sondra, a Nazi officer desperate to flee by offering his allegiance to Japan.

Daffy Dill thinks a sharp mind is the key to self-improvement, so he seeks out Professor C. Pott for lessons in mental powers—only to discover that his newfound abilities come with hilariously unpredictable results. When a real murder mystery lands on his doorstep, Daffy must put his mental training to the test in this rollicking seven-page romp that blends mind-bending schemes with slapstick chaos.