Captain Midnight #38

Captain Midnight takes to the skies in a makeshift vacuum-equipped plane to thwart a Japanese sabotage scheme targeting American aircraft systems, using a cleverly disguised device to disrupt enemy radar and protect U.S. forces. With his assistant Icky by his side, he outwits a boastful general and a swarm of pursuing planes, turning the enemy's own tactics against them in a high-stakes aerial showdown.

Pilot Pete gets a scolding from Captain Midnight for some minor infraction, prompting him to vent his frustration by imagining kicking the captain—again—after a previous reprimand. The humor comes from Pete’s exaggerated reaction and the absurdity of his daydream, set against a backdrop of military camaraderie and a playful jab at his Wheaties obsession.

In the heart of the African jungle, Captain Midnight and his assistant Icky must evade the villainous Ivan Shark, who has seized control of a native village and plans to build a jungle empire by exploiting a legendary lost diamond mine. With the help of the chief’s daughter, who has been abducted by Shark’s henchman Garbo, Captain Midnight works to clear their names and expose Shark’s scheme before the villain claims the mine’s riches.

In the Great Albright Laboratories, Sergeant Twilight brings the metallic robot Egad to life, thrilled by his new creation’s intelligence and strength. As Egad quickly proves himself more capable than his master, Twilight grows jealous and schemes to get rid of him—only to find himself in danger when a forest fire breaks out, forcing a tense rescue mission where Egad ultimately saves Twilight’s life.

Captain Midnight and Icky arrive at a remote Tibetan lamasery, where they’re greeted with lavish hospitality and offered mysterious lotus leaves. As the captain begins testing a revolutionary new metal called Pontium, he and Icky start to grow strangely complacent—until he realizes the lamasery’s kindness may be a trap, and the real Lama is being held captive by Japanese spies.

Captain Midnight investigates a series of mysterious meteor impacts targeting U.S. war plants, leading him and inventor Captain Albright to uncover a sabotage plot tied to the Nevada Desert. As they track clues from a crashed meteor to an abandoned silver mine, they confront a hidden enemy using magnetized projectiles to steer meteors—only to face a new threat when Japanese agents attempt to steal Albright’s revolutionary repulsion ray.