Four Favorites #15 (1944)

In a wartime tale of aerial intrigue, two rival sailors—Red Hook and an unnamed comrade—spend their days brawling on the docks, unaware their petty feud will soon intersect with a secret Nazi stratospheric airfield hidden above the ocean. Dr. Oxyo’s ingenious floating fortress, suspended miles above the Earth and accessible only through a hidden underwater landing zone, relies on precision and silence to launch surprise attacks on Allied convoys—until the very human chaos of pride and rivalry might just expose its greatest weakness.

After five years in prison, ex-con Bob Southern returns to the free world determined to start anew—only to be dragged back into his criminal past when the sinister duo Dark Eyes and Madame Death force him into a dangerous scheme at a war plant. With his reputation in ruins and the authorities closing in, Bob must prove his innocence while Lightning and Lightning Girl race to uncover the truth behind a frame-up that turns the entire city into a battlefield of shadows and lies.