Terrific Comics #4

Kid Terrific takes a solo job as bodyguard for Murray Calvin, a Broadway columnist investigating a mystery tied to a haunted mansion deep in the Florida Everglades—but his partner Jimmie, left behind in New York, gets an uneasy feeling that trouble is brewing. As the group ventures into the swamp to uncover secrets hidden in the abandoned Abbott house, danger closes in from multiple directions, and Jimmie's hunch may be the only thing standing between his pal and disaster.

In "Hollywood Holiday," Captain Lloyd Raleigh and Diana find themselves caught in a high-seas mystery when a mysterious submarine surfaces during their sail—its crew led by a German film director and a cadre of Nazi sympathizers, all using Hollywood glamour as a cover. With danger behind the camera and the stakes rising on the open water, the duo must outwit a plot that’s as cunning as it is cinematic.

In a whimsical 1944 tale from *Terrific Comics #4*, Comics McCormick finds his comic-reading session interrupted when his sister brings home her new beau, Corporal Tom Manley. That night, Comics dreams he’s reunited with his old hero, Captain Catapult, and together they spring into action—unmasking mob bosses and delivering them to the authorities, all in the wild, playful spirit of wartime fantasy.

Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon's winter vacation at Snow King Lodge takes a chilling turn when they discover a dead man frozen beneath the ice of a remote lake. As they race to break the story, the pair find themselves tangled up with a killer desperate to keep his dark secret buried—and willing to silence anyone who gets in his way.

In the shadow of the Dorgan Mill, Juggernaut takes a new job only to find himself suddenly dismissed when the mill’s owner grows suspicious of his past — especially after a mysterious plot to derail a train begins to unfold. With Gwen Barnes and Roy Lacy caught in the web of suspicion, loyalty and danger test the limits of trust in a story where every move could be the last.

In the haunting pages of *Terrific Comics #4*, Dorothy Hamilton clings to the memory of Joe Matthews, the man who died just before their wedding—now she’s certain he’s still reaching out from beyond. As her grip on reality slips, the line between grief and something far darker begins to blur.

When Lucille Traymore is crowned Miss America, her victory is cut short by a sudden death—just as the crown touches her head. With the mystery unfolding at the height of the pageant, Buck Jordan and Broncho Boyd enlist the help of their clever monkey, Rajah, whose quick instincts capture the crucial evidence: the murder weapon, hidden in plain sight, was the very crown itself.