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Silver Streak Comics #16 (1941)
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In occupied France, a young boy named Meteor and his masked ally Silver Streak use a mysterious "Victory Ring" to strike back against Nazi forces, drawing the attention of the enemy and sparking a growing underground resistance. As the Nazis capture Meteor and threaten to extract information, Silver Streak launches a daring rescue, proving that the symbol of "V" is more than a mark—it's a rallying cry for freedom.
When corpses rise from the morgue to terrorize the city, Captain Battle and his young partner Hale must uncover the sinister force behind the walking dead—only to find a saboteur using the grave as a cover for a plot to seize America’s most vital secrets. As the duo races to stop the ghastly crew, they uncover a hidden underground network and a shocking twist that turns the dead into a weapon of war.
Dusty Travis and the Bingham Boys are sent to Tibet to retrieve the legendary Sword of Ghenghis Khan from a lamasary, only to find themselves pursued by a mysterious cult that guards the blade—and determined to stop anyone who dares to take it. As they navigate treacherous rituals and a sinister grand lama’s plot, the boys must outwit their captors before the sword claims its next victim.
When Dickie Dean unveils his latest invention—a machine that hunts oil—his friend Zip is thrilled, but their celebration is interrupted by the arrival of the notorious Olsen the Ogre, who has his own greedy plans. As the machine goes rogue and wreaks havoc, Dickie must race to stop it, only to find himself and Zip caught in a web of betrayal and danger when Olsen tries to claim the invention for himself.
Cloud Curtis and his team investigate a mysterious ghost ship that sabotages test flights of a new American dive bomber, appearing suddenly and vanishing without a trace—until Cloud realizes the phantom craft is no supernatural force, but a clever illusion created by a saboteur using a projector and a cloud bank. With help from Pop and Crusher, he turns the trick against the enemy, exposing the ruse and saving the aviation program.
In a quiet town near New York, the reclusive music teacher Professor Markusy draws suspicion after consistently vanishing at dusk, locking himself away while his pupils vanish one by one. When a brave student visits him late at night, she stumbles upon a terrifying secret that ties his strange behavior to a monstrous, wolf-like creature prowling the streets under cover of darkness. As Daredevil closes in on the truth, the final night brings a desperate race to save the last victim before dawn reveals the full horror of the curse.