Smash Comics #51

Midnight and Wild Bill Hiccup find themselves caught up in a case involving a mysterious farm and a relentless gangster's pursuit when the burping Bill arrives with troubling news. With Owl Ousler's gang determined to steal the property at Hiccup Hollow Farm and Midnight's colorful crew in tow, the group must uncover what's really behind the attacks and stop the criminals' scheme. It's a wild ride of comedy and danger as Midnight and his companions work to protect Bill and get to the bottom of this farm-based mystery.

When Aunt Paisley passes away, her nephew Ralph inherits her unusual collection of Buddha statues—seemingly ordinary, but suddenly worth more than anyone expected. As strange accidents plague those eager to claim them, Ralph finds himself drawn into a mystery where every statue hides a secret.

In "The Flying Mountain," The Marksman and Anna race through the Andes after a stolen Nazi map, tracking a hidden Japanese base to a remote peak where a hydrogen zeppelin looms—its fate hanging in the air above the snow. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1944 adventure blends wartime intrigue with high-altitude danger in a story that never lets the mountains breathe.

As the Axis grip crumbles and occupied forces scramble to flee, an enemy commander seizes the legendary Crown of Clovis from its hidden museum vault—a priceless artifact and the key to his escape. Black X, chief of Allied special agents, and his partner Batu parachute in under cover of darkness to stop him, but they'll need to navigate enemy-held territory, rescue a prisoner, and track down their target before he vanishes with the treasure. When the commander's greed leads him to the crown's burial place, a final confrontation awaits that will decide who claims the ancient relic.