Teen Timers #4

Rattles decides the solution to staying cool on a sweltering day is to build a club house with Bee and Bop, complete with a soda fountain—but his grand scheme hits an unexpected snag when the building's true purpose comes to light. This 1957 humor story from Teen Timers delivers the kind of screwball logic and sight gags that make these teen adventures so much fun, as Rattles' big brain and bigger heart collide with the real world.

Young Hal Martin stands accused of murdering the town merchant Old Man Farnum, but his sister Marybeth knows the real killer is still at large—a mysterious stranger marked by a distinctive tattooed hand. When she teams up with Jeff Mason to uncover the truth, they devise a daring courtroom gambit that hinges on proving the crime scene evidence was far different than anyone believed. The trial takes a shocking turn when they bring a surprise witness who forces the actual culprit to reveal himself.

A high school teacher in Cleveland had the idea to build up a skinny boy's health through track—and that decision changed everything for Jesse Owens. After a slow start, Owens caught fire on the cinders, setting world record after world record as a sophomore at Ohio State, then cementing his legacy with a dominant performance at the Olympics that left him among track and field's greatest champions.