Variety Comics #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue features multiple stories across different genres. "Malloy" depicts a detective scheme involving a powder charge rigged to kill, with Gabby exposing the criminal plot through clever detective work. "Lingo" presents a jungle adventure where a man and child encounter various animals in an idyllic natural setting before violence erupts. A sports-themed story set at a baseball stadium involves characters named Judy and Dan navigating a scheme tied to a debt, culminating in a confrontation at a game where "Hilton will be in there for action next time" in the next issue of Variety Comics.
When crooner Johnny Mensch and his orchestra accept a lucrative audition at a mysterious mansion, they find themselves trapped by the eccentric "Fiddles" McCoy—a music-obsessed criminal mastermind hiding a weapons arsenal in his cellar. Captain Valiant, Bruce Barton's crime-fighting alter ego, discovers the boys are being held captive and must infiltrate the house to stop McCoy's gun smuggling operation before the musicians become permanent fixtures in his twisted orchestra.
When Bob and Jane's car breaks down outside an isolated mansion during a fierce storm, they seek shelter from a peculiar host named Menol—only to discover his home is filled with grotesque torture devices and what appears to be a real corpse hanging from a gallows. Convinced they've stumbled upon the lair of a murderer, the young couple must navigate a tense confrontation to uncover the truth behind the eccentric collector's macabre collection. Leo Bachle's atmospheric artwork brings "The Mystery of the Eccentric Collector" to life with all the suspense and dark humor the title promises.
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