Thrilling Comics #65

This issue features "The Phantom Detective" solving "The Case of the Complex Corpse," in which Richard Curtis Van Loan takes on the identity of the Phantom Detective to investigate a mysterious death. The story involves criminal schemes, with characters discussing a deal with someone named Red and references to stolen goods and a debt owed by various parties. A subplot involves a country fair and attempts to steal money, with the narrative culminating in confrontations between the protagonists and antagonists at a rural location.