Police Comics #32 (1944)

In a lighthearted 1944 wartime tale from *Police Comics #32*, Magnolia May frets over her silence from Dewey, prompting her uncle to try a bit of whimsical magic—channeling their thoughts to make Dewey stop writing and come home. Unbeknownst to them, Dewey’s mid-letter pause leads him straight to a camp canteen, where a new dance partner awaits.

In "null," Destiny confronts a man condemned to die, sensing a truth buried beneath the evidence. With a daring leap into a trance, she journeys to the Underworld, where Death himself refuses to intervene—bound by orders to spare her—before sending her to face the red-skinned Master of the Underworld in a duel of will and skill.

In the aftermath of his release, ex-convict Tommy Hawkins struggles to go straight, haunted by the city’s distrust and the shadow of his past. The Spirit, watching over him, intervenes to steer Tommy away from old habits, not with force, but by offering him a chance to rebuild. As Tommy opens a garage and begins a new life, the Spirit’s quiet presence becomes a quiet force for change—proving that redemption isn’t just possible, but worth fighting for.

Roy Lincoln, the Human Bomb, teams up with his bumbling sidekick Hustace Throckmorton to stop oil tycoon MIG MULGREW from sabotaging oil wells in the heart of the oil country—setting off a chain of explosive confrontations, underground escapes, and high-stakes sabotage. As MULGREW tries to burn the wells to manipulate oil prices, Roy must use his explosive knuckles and Hustace’s surprising foot-powered blasts to stop the chaos, all while buried alive and battling both fire and his own partner’s antics.

In the eerie quiet of Junius Van Vleet’s mansion, the tension mounts as the famed diamond cutter grows increasingly unhinged, convinced he’s cursed after a strange encounter with his butler. When Patrolman Dan Richards—soon revealed as the vigilante Manhunter—arrives to investigate a cry for help, he uncovers a series of impossible events, including a man seemingly hanging upside down from the ceiling, all tied to the legend of the Eye of Krishnu. As the mystery deepens, Manhunter must unravel the truth behind the giggling corpse and the twisted game being played in the shadows.