Hit Comics #10

Lanny Cole accuses Morgan and his gang of stealing his songs, leading to a dramatic courtroom showdown where evidence proves their plagiarism. With the verdict delivered and the song robbers taken into custody, Lanny finds himself facing new trouble as the story ends on a cliffhanger involving Betty.

In a whimsical twist, Dan Tootin finds himself shrunk into the microscopic world, where he confronts a colony of cold germs who claim to be victims of overzealous hygiene. As he tries to reason with them, the germs retort that they're the ones suffering—persecuted by Listerine, iodine, and Flit—while Dan realizes too late that he's the one now trapped.

In a remote Tibetan sanctuary, the Strange Twins infiltrate the lair of Sir Vivian Ashton, the self-proclaimed "His Lordship," a jewel thief with a penchant for occult secrets. While one twin feigns hospitality, the other escapes capture and devises a clever ruse to turn Ashton’s superstitious guards against him.

In a shadowy dockside confrontation, the Red Bee tracks a mysterious figure known as Shanghai Joe, a brawny seaman with ties to a smuggling operation. As the Red Bee uncovers a network of pirates using a freighter bound for China to funnel supplies to Japan, he races to stop them before the cargo is lost—leading to a high-stakes showdown at sea.

A young traveler named Ralph Thorne, haunted by a mysterious melody from a storm-wracked island, ventures there alone and stumbles upon a ghostly figure who claims to be a spirit from the future. The ghost reveals a dire warning about a murder about to happen on the mainland and guides Ralph back to prevent it, leading to a tense confrontation with a violent assailant. As the mystery unfolds, Ralph finds himself caught in a strange, time-bending chain of events that defies understanding.

In a wartime America rife with political intrigue, Don Glory uncovers a conspiracy when he learns that the wealthy munitions manufacturer Malcolm Lyor is secretly manipulating public opinion to push the nation into war for profit. As Don investigates Lyor’s schemes, he intervenes to stop a series of threats and assaults on peace-minded senators, culminating in a dramatic confrontation that exposes Lyor’s true motives.