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Famous Funnies #26
An anthology comic containing multiple serial stories: "Flying to Fame" by Russell Foss and John Welch follows a group of men stranded after a plane crash who must find their way home, encountering various obstacles and ultimately discovering their location through radio signals and aerial reconnaissance. "Ned Brant of Carter's" by Bob Zuppke features the famous football coach investigating a gang of mail robbers hiding in the hills, using shotgun signals as code to communicate with his associates and track the criminals. "Jane Arden" by Monte Barrett and Russell E. Ross depicts the titular character working as an inspector who uncovers an impostor and schemes to trap the criminal by arranging a meeting at his hotel and tapping his telephone.