Thrilling Comics #67

In "The Five Footsteps of Fate!", Dane Hunter and Throaz embark on a perilous journey into the wilds of the Himalayas, lured by the legend of a rare white fox. Throaz claims the hunt is for a prized circus attraction, but his true intentions run deeper than mere spectacle.

When a wealthy scientist arrives in Hogbite Holler to study the locals, Looie Lazybones finds himself battling jealousy over the attentions paid to Clarabelle—leading him to scheme against the newcomer in ways that spiral wildly out of his control. This 1948 humor tale proves that feuds in the backwoods can get as tangled as the feud itself, with plenty of slapstick and heartfelt chaos along the way.

When Kathy decides to climb the social ladder by impressing Wellington Jones III at his birthday ball, she needs a new dress—fast. Her hasty job at Mabrie's Department Store in the housewares section proves to be a comedy of errors, but even a brief career in retail might just get her what she needs. Will Kathy make it to the party in style, or will her schemes come undone before she gets there?

A small-time hood named Shrimp Haggerty returns to the criminal underworld after five years in prison, desperate for easy money—but finds himself trapped in Bill Albert's orbit as a personal enforcer, absorbing punches and humiliation in exchange for work. When Albert's cruelty finally crosses a line of pride too far, Shrimp decides to settle the score, setting the stage for a violent reckoning that the District Attorney now wants to understand. This is a hard-boiled tale of desperation, dignity, and the price of choosing the wrong path, drawn from the case files of 1930.

When a reunion party turns deadly, the society playboy Richard Van Loan assumes his secret identity as the Phantom Detective to solve "Motive for Murder!"—a case that claims the lives of two former diamond mine partners in a single night. With two of the four ex-partners dead by strangulation and a killer still at large, Van Loan must uncover the decades-old secret that connects them all before the remaining survivors become the next victims. The trail leads from a peaceful garden to a desperate manhunt, where the answer lies buried in the past of their South African diamond venture.