TV Teens #6

Don Winslow and his fiancée Mercedes Colby venture into a waterfront saloon, where Mercedes's research for an article about seafaring men draws the ire of the bartender. When tensions flare over her notes, Don steps in to defend her—setting the stage for an adventure rooted in the superstitions that grip those who make their living on the ocean.

Don Winslow visits Doc Sorebones complaining of terrible insomnia, desperate for a cure. Doc prescribes an unusual treatment involving a foot massage and a walk home—but the real punchline lies in what actually does the trick.

Lance O'Casey and his partner Mike Bellew are sent upriver into rebel-controlled territory to solve a deadly mystery: how are enemy bandits laying mines that are crippling the Micronesian navy's coastal operations? As the two American operatives push deeper into the Monsan River, they uncover a hidden mine dump and must fight for their lives against overwhelming odds to get word back to Captain Singh before the government's planned assault becomes a disaster.

When nosey Mr. Pester corners Doc Sorebones to ask why Mrs. Smith won't let her husband see a city specialist, the doctor delivers a punchline that leaves everyone speechless—she's worried about strangers operating on her husband, you see. It's a quick, cheeky bit of 1950s humor that plays on a double meaning and the good doctor's matter-of-fact delivery.

Don Winslow investigates when his young friend Denny becomes obsessed with a spiritualist claiming to channel the ghost of Bucko, a supposedly drowned sailor—and it turns out the seances are just an elaborate con to extract the boy's savings. With help from his partner Red, Don dives into the mystery to expose the fraud and recover Denny's money before it's too late.

A well-meaning but dim-witted helper creates chaos while trying to assist his mother with housework, turning an ordinary chore into an absurd predicament that lands someone in the doctor's care. When Doc Sorebones arrives to treat the patient, he discovers an even more ridiculous situation waiting in the next room. It's a quick laugh built on layered misunderstandings and slapstick consequences.