Weird Comics #8

As the Dart, Mr. Wheeler and Ace dive into a mystery when a student’s father vanishes without a trace in California, leading them to the shadowy Ajax Motor Company. With the help of Betty and the unlikely assistance of a trio of villains—Basco, Alvo, and Nick—the investigation takes a wild turn into a web of corporate secrets and mechanical mayhem.

In "Stop Doctor Mortal!", the world’s most wanted scientist, Dr. Mortal, has turned his genius to chaos, leaving a trail of fallen officers in his wake. With the police overwhelmed, his nephew Gary and niece Marlene must step into the danger, racing against time to stop a madman whose final scheme could reshape the city—while his sinister assistant, Ulan, watches from the shadows.

Marga, Ted Grant, and the determined Mr. Brunt embark on a high-stakes flight into the frozen Arctic, chasing rumors of rudite crystals said to revolutionize military alloys. But as their plane cuts through the icy skies, they’re not alone—glacial savages and a ruthless rival with his own agenda stand between them and the mineral’s hidden source.

In "The Undersea Tanks," Navy Jones teams up with Princess Coral and the enigmatic Captain Nemo as a mysterious fleet of undersea Army tanks, led by the newly introduced Dictator of Europe and General Von Rothmann, threatens the U.S. coast near Florio. With Jones now a waterman, the trio must use their wits and the depths to stop the invasion before it reaches land.