Tip Top Comics #44

Tip Top Comics #44 is an anthology featuring multiple comic strips and stories. "Jim Hardy" by Dick Moores follows a detective investigating a case involving a sold painting and a second-hand dealer. "Broncho Bill" by Harry O'Neill depicts rangers pursuing two horse thieves through desert terrain, with the outlaws eventually taking refuge in a cave and demanding the rangers reveal Doctor Barry's location. "Bumps" shows a character training with a kangaroo for boxing. "Four Aces" by Hal Forrest involves Larry and Ronnie being forced down in the desert by armed adversaries who demand information about a cached chart portion, leading them to trek toward the town of Skull Desert.