Wow Comics #16

Mary Batson answers a distress call when criminals attempt to kidnap a visionary professor planning to colonize the Moon with his revolutionary rocket ship and space ark—but once they reach the lunar surface, the hidden inhabitants have other plans for these unexpected visitors. Mary Marvel discovers that the peaceful Moon the professor imagined is home to the mysterious Stone Men, who have no intention of welcoming Earthlings to their world. Racing against both her duplicitous human companions and an alien threat, Mary must protect the professor and uncover the true nature of the danger lurking on the Moon's hidden side.

When a captured Chinese prince is replaced by a Japanese impostor to demoralize the defenders of the Great Wall, Commando Yank appears to expose the trick and restore his soldiers' fighting spirit. But rescuing the true Prince Li Fo from enemy headquarters proves far more dangerous than unmasking a spy, as the Japanese commander launches a massive mechanized assault on the ancient wall itself. With the battle raging and escape looking impossible, Commando Yank must use every ounce of cunning and nerve to save the prince and turn the tide of the conflict.

Phantom Eagle encounters a sinister third force in the European theater when a mysterious organization called the World Haters—led by the renegade Von Retah—deploys devastating flying weapons to attack both Axis and Allied forces indiscriminately. Captured along with his companion Jerry, the aerial ace discovers that this band of anarchists drawn from every nation plans to seize control of the war itself and reshape the world according to their destructive vision. Only Phantom Eagle's ingenuity and his mighty Cometplane stand between the United Nations and conquest by humanity's most dangerous enemy.

When the star elephant of the One-Ring Circus starts forgetting her tricks at every show, the circus owner calls on Richard Richard, Private Dick, to solve the mystery before business collapses. Richard and his assistants uncover a sinister plot involving hypnosis and a rival circus, leading to a wild trapeze-top confrontation that will determine the fate of the show. It's a madcap detective caper where a wet towel and a quick-thinking dog prove mightier than any villain's scheme.

When Mr. Scarlet and Pinky get auctioned off as part of a charity bazaar, the crimson-clad crusaders end up in the hands of crook Beau Heel—who holds them to their contract by threatening to take back the donation meant for needy children. Forced to honor their twelve-hour obligation, the duo must play along with Heel's robbery and criminal schemes while secretly plotting to outsmart him. It's a clever high-wire act where heroism and cunning collide with the letter of the law in this 1943 adventure from Wow Comics.