Tip Top Comics #42

Tip Top Comics #42 is an anthology featuring multiple comic strips and stories. "Jim Hardy" follows a detective investigating a mystery at an old house, where he and an accomplice break in through an unlocked window to search for clues related to a man's murder. "Broncho Bill" depicts the cowboy battling a rival in hand-to-hand combat and dealing with captured outlaws and ranger pursuits. "Jumps" shows a young boy practicing acrobatic stunts and somersaults with mixed results. "Four Aces" by Hal Forrest recounts how Larry and Ronnie witnessed a cabin plane shot down by enemy pilots, then helped an elderly wounded man give them a chart to deliver to his daughter, leading them to discover a wreck and encounter a "killer plane."