Police Comics #58 (1946)

In "The Green Terror," a scientist obsessed with botanical experimentation turns his knowledge into a deadly weapon, targeting those who wronged him. When his rival Woozy destroys one of his experiments, the Green Terror unleashes a monstrous plant that suffocates with poisonous gas—its green blood a grim testament to his twisted transformation.

In a whimsical 1946 mystery, Flatfoot Burns investigates a series of bizarre laundry thefts after Mrs. Beagle’s clothesline is hijacked by the mysterious "Monday Men." When a pair of stolen flannel longies becomes a key clue, Burns spins a clever ruse using the Daily Press to lure the crooks into revealing themselves—only to find the scheme has unexpected complications.

In the eerie quiet of Wildwood Cemetery, the Spirit investigates the bizarre case of the Headless Burglar, following a trail that leads him to a peculiar gas chamber and a cast of suspicious characters. As he pieces together clues from a plaster cast and a crooked disguise, the Spirit uncovers a clever criminal using a costume to appear headless—proving that even the most phantom-like crimes have very human roots.