Feature Comics #31

In "The Death Room," Doll Man takes flight in a borrowed model plane owned by Tim Smith, using it to pursue the grotesque jewel thief Grimes. After a daring chase and a successful capture, Doll Man returns the plane to its owner, along with a ten-dollar bill as thanks.

Captain Fortune aids Lady Essex in a daring rescue to free her father, the Earl, from the clutches of Duke Edward of Kent, who has seized the family's lands and imprisoned the earl in Balomar Castle. With a clever plan to divide the Duke's forces, Fortune and his allies fight their way through the castle to reach the dungeons—but their escape becomes a desperate race against the returning enemy army. Though they manage to free Lord Essex and slip away into hiding, Duke Edward remains at large and swears vengeance, leaving the struggle for Essex far from over.

In "The Poison Gas Formula," the Clock races to stop thieves who've stolen a dangerous military secret, leaping from one airplane to another in a daring pursuit. When the crooks unleash a deadly poison gas, the hero remains unharmed—leading him to suspect his mask, damp from the flight, may be the key to his survival.

When two escaped convicts hole up in a remote cabin with a widow and her son, the boy's quick thinking with his amateur radio set becomes their only hope—but the outlaws grow suspicious, and a Mounted Police sergeant circling overhead must orchestrate a daring rescue before the trapped family pays the price. H. J. Tuthill's tale of desperation and cunning in the North Woods pushes tension to the breaking point in just two pages.

On the night of November 1, 1927, the Chicago Coliseum hosts a battle between Mike McTigue, the former light heavyweight champion, and Mickey Walker, the world middleweight champion—two of America's finest fighters. Walker's savage assault sends McTigue to the canvas repeatedly, but the Irish fighter's courage and determination keep bringing him back to his feet through a brutal first round. This is a remarkable display of pure fighting spirit and gameness that fans never forgot.