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Silver Streak Comics #6 (1940)
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In "null," the Streak faces off against Sir Cedric in a globe-spanning race that takes them from London to the Middle East, with the Streak dodging Nazi agents, rescuing a girl from an evil sheik, and protecting a group of American travelers en route to Maskat—each challenge testing his speed and resolve in this thrilling 1940 adventure.
In "The Flying Dragon," Sky Wolf confronts a rogue gang wielding a mysterious, high-tech aircraft to terrorize the skies and evade justice. When the gang captures him and offers a dangerous alliance, Sky Wolf refuses—only to be imprisoned before making a daring escape and turning the tables with his own plane.
In "null," the Green Claw returns from the grave, forcing Carl Durrant to uncover the truth behind its resurrection. As the Claw unleashes hypnotic control, Durrant is shrunk and imprisoned in a box, while the villain prepares a robotic army to dominate Earth.
In "null," Daredevil confronts Joe Ripper, a bank robber who meets his end at the hero’s hands, only to uncover a clue that leads him into a deeper web of crime. With the Ricco Gang on the move and a rival gang in their crosshairs, Daredevil races to stop a violent showdown before it erupts.
In the wilds of 1940’s jungle frontier, Lance ventures beyond the city’s ruins to confront ivory raiders, only to find himself drawn into a tense standoff when he rescues a young boy from a prowling lion. What begins as a rescue quickly spirals into a dangerous encounter at the raiders’ hidden cabin, where survival hangs in the balance.
In "The Spook Strikes Back," Ace races against time when he discovers that Panther Man has been murdered—just as the Spook, the mysterious killer, stands over the body. With the Skeleton Men blocking his path, Ace must fight through their deadly ranks to stop the Spook before he vanishes again.
In "The Starfish Men of the Water Planet," Captain Keen and Nirma investigate a mysterious planet that leaves the duo disoriented—until they dive beneath its surface and encounter the Star-Fish Men, whose leader claims Keen can lead their aquatic world on a path of conquest across the stars.
In "The Sky Bug," young Dickie, determined to save his family’s struggling business after a plane crash destroys it, channels his ingenuity into building a strange flying machine powered by repelling magnets. When he pitches his invention to the president of the Zepher Aeroplane Factory, his hopes are met with greed—Crawley wants the design, and he’ll stop at nothing to claim it, even if it means silencing Dickie and his friend Zip.