Thrilling Comics #70

Harry Bruckner, a farm boy consumed by greed and resentment, murders his uncle for hidden cash and sets off on a violent crime spree—but his desperate attempts to escape justice lead him down an inevitable path. Through the files of the District Attorney's office, this pulp tale traces how a killer's own impulses finally catch up with him in the end.

Kathy Crane gets roped into attending the school masquerade ball as Hubert Pushbutton's date—much to the disappointment of her real boyfriend Hank—but when Hubert cancels at the last minute, her desperate father volunteers to masquerade as the missing escort instead. What follows is a hilarious night of mistaken identity and comic chaos at the ball, as Hank mistakes Kathy's costumed father for his rival and the evening spirals into increasingly ridiculous complications.

Richard van Loan, the wealthy socialite known as The Phantom Detective, takes on a case that Frank Havens—editor of the Daily Clarion and the only man who knows his true identity—believes is murder, not suicide: the death of Robert Saunders, found in the river with fifty thousand dollars in I.O.U. notes from Monty Gregor's crooked gambling casino. The Phantom goes undercover at the casino to expose the operation and uncover the truth about what really happened to Saunders.

When Clarabelle invites the feuding Lazybones and Tuzzlewit clans to celebrate National Food Week together, Loodie sees a chance to keep the peace—or at least enjoy some pokeberry pie in the process. But with dynamite-rigged desserts, booby-trapped vittles, and gas attacks erupting at the dinner table, this holiday feast turns into a riotous battle that makes the original feud look downright civilized. A rollicking seven-page romp that proves some appetites are harder to satisfy than others.