Smash Comics #81

When Dave Clark arranges for the notorious outlaw Willie the Kid to tell his life story on the radio, the aging gunslinger seems like he's finally left his crime days behind—until he walks into a bank and the old habits take over. Now Midnight must track down the real Willie the Kid while dealing with an imposter who claims the original never even left Clark's apartment, leading to a tangle of mistaken identities that threatens to wreck the whole broadcast.

A mysterious face haunts Leatrice Lane at every turn—the face of her dead employer, Silas Morton—until she seeks help from Black X, who suspects the terrifying visions are far more sinister than mere psychological torment. With his assistant Batu at his side, Black X investigates the truth behind the masks and the murder that connects them all. What begins as a puzzle of perception becomes a race against a killer with everything to gain from Leatrice's descent into madness.

When Richard Carlson discovers his wife's tiara is a fake, Chuck Lane switches to his crimefighting guise as the Jester to uncover who made the swap—and his investigation points straight to the Great Mongolie, a magician with a shady reputation around town. At Mongolie's performance that night, the Jester spots the con: the magician's "tricks" are actually cover for stealing jewelry from the audience, swapping real pieces for clever imitations. With evidence in hand and Sergeant McGinty closing in, the Jester must corner Mongolie before the slick operator disappears into thin air.

Daffy, a wrestling sensation, abandons the ring for romance when she falls for the gallant Jerome—much to the dismay of her manager Deke, who's scrambled to save both her career and a charity match. When Jerome's true colors surface at the wrestling event, Daffy must decide whether her newfound romantic interests are worth sacrificing what she does best.