Zip Jet #2

Tech Carson—the world's first supersonic flyer—teams up with his lab assistant Pat to crack a vicious hijacking ring terrorizing the turnpike. When Tech spots the gang's true target and Pat vanishes, he's left racing against time and bullets to stop Hunk Cottrelli and his brutal crew before another driver pays the ultimate price.

When a string of mysterious plane crashes rocks the skies over Norton Bemis' air routes, it's up to Zip-Jet and Pat Carson to uncover the truth behind the sabotage. With danger soaring above and secrets hidden in the clouds, the duo must race against time to stop the unseen assassin before another flight goes down.

When a tackle shop owner named Jeff becomes the prime suspect in a murder he claims was self-defense, he calls on Zip-Jet—Tech Carson—for help from across the country. What should be a straightforward investigation spirals into a twisted frame-up: the victim vanishes, the murder weapon disappears, and someone's determined to keep Jeff in legal trouble while treasure hunters close in on a legendary pirate's map hidden somewhere in the Florida swamps. Zip-Jet and his partner Pat must untangle the scheme before the real culprits claim the gold—and before the dangers of the marshland claim them first.

When rogue Quinto and an exiled scientist team up to launch guided missiles from hidden Asteroid 6X, Captain Frank Sterling and his Piracy Patrol must scramble to intercept the deadly fleet before it reaches Venus. Sterling and a young woman find themselves captured aboard an outlaw vessel, whisked away to Quinto's base where they discover the villain's plans—and realize the asteroid crew might be more controllable than he knows. This 1953 tale from *Zip Jet* #2 pits quick thinking and nerve against a ruthless gang plotting planetary conquest.

When an atomic scientist is murdered and his daughter taken, Zip-Jet must race against time to uncover the truth behind the killing and rescue her—before the killer’s next move is made. With secrets buried in a locked safe and a web of deceit stretching from the lab to the city’s underworld, the stakes rise as the trail leads straight to a villain with a personal vendetta.