| Issue | #26 |
| Published | May 1953 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee (?) |
| Pencils | Carl Hubbell |
| Inks | Carl Hubbell |
| Synopsis | Carol's father John Carter is asked to serve as a proxy for the minister from Norovia for an important vote at the United Nations. If Norovia sides with the western democracies in this vote, it will swing things against the communist bloc. To prevent that from happening, the Reds dispatch a vicious spy known as False Face, "the super crook with a million ugly faces." Coincidentally, Bob is selected by a city committee to serve as this year's "mayor for the day"; the reins of the city are placed completely in his hands. Knowing this, False Face and his gang invade the mayor's office and force Bob to send the police on a wild goose chase. They then abduct John Carter, as well as Carol and Bess, holding them captive in an old Tong mansion in Chinatown. Bob and the Troubleshooters track them there and fight with them until the police arrive. Carter and the girls are rescued and most of the spy gang is captured, although False Face escapes. Bob and his pals slip out unnoticed, so that their role is unknown to authorities or the girls. |
| Pencils | Carl Hubbell |
| Inks | Carl Hubbell |
| Synopsis | In his role as a member of the U.N. Security Police, Lance is sent to the H-Bomb Project in New Mexico, commanded by soldier-scientist Col. Whitney. Whitney tells Lance that plans for a deadly "H" Ray have been stolen from a secure room that only he and his associate Dr. Hale can access. Searching for clues, Lance discovers unusual silken strands near a small window and odd tracks leading into the desert. Following the tracks leads to a cavern, where Lance finds an odd little hermit. He admits that he stole the plans, because "other men would destroy me if they knew my secret." With the "H" Ray, he can rule the world and have nothing to fear from anyone. The hermit flees deeper into the caves, with Lance in pursuit. Suddenly, Lance pulls up short. Before him is a ferocious man-sized tarantula! Brant shoots the enormous arachnid, which turns and flees deeper into the cavern. When Lance catches up, he finds not the tarantula but the hermit -- with bullet holes in the same places that he had shot the tarantula! The hermit shouts, "I told you I was different from other men! I am only half man!" He attempts to kill Lance with the deadly "H" Ray, which he had already built from the stolen plans, but Lance shoots and kills him first. The reverberations of the gunshots trigger a cave-in that hides all the bizarre evidence. Lance is content to simply report that the plans were recovered and the thief killed. |
| Pencils | John Forte |
| Inks | John Forte |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | Mr. Brant is on a mission for the U.N. to Idnshar, a small kingdom in the North African or Arabian desert. When the old king died, his teenage son ascended the throne as King Ibn-Taub. However, the boy's mother (who died in childbirth) was an Englishwoman and the young king "looks like an English boy." For this reason, his uncle Col. Faroun wants to dethrone him and rule in his stead. Once he is on the throne, Faroun plans to become partners of the Soviets, and to aid them in conquering the world. Because it is a school vacation and the government aircraft is large, Mr. Brant invites Bob, the Troubleshooters, and the girls along on the junket. Touring the local bazaar, the teenagers encounter American Willy Wonder, a salesman for Wonder Tractors, who was stranded in Idnshar when his company went out of business; he is trying to sell a tractor to get money for his fare home. The only person interested in the tractor is young King Iba-Taub, who incredibly turns out to be Bob's exact double! No sooner has the king placed his burnous on Bob's head, to show how much they resemble one another, than Col. Faroun's men arrive. Mistaking Bob for the king, they abduct him and lock him in "the dungeon that shrinks," a cell where the ceiling and floor move inexorably together. Fortunately, the Troubleshooters arrive in the nick of time, using Willy's tractor to free Bob. After Faroun's attack on the palace is repelled, thanks in part to the Troubleshooters and Willy's tractor, Faroun flees to a private airstrip near the Dervish Oasis. Bob and the Troubleshooters manage to get there first, breaking up the gang; his plans ruined, Faroun attempts to flee in a small airplane. As it takes off, Bob jumps onto a wing strut. When Faroun leans out the door to slash at the teen with his sword, the colonel slips and falls to his death. Once again, the boys' role in resolving the problem goes unrecognized by Bob's father. |
| Pencils | Carl Hubbell |
| Inks | Carl Hubbell |