King Comics #23

This anthology issue features multiple stories including a Captain Future adventure in which the hero confronts enemies and rescues a woman from danger, involving action sequences with a car plunging downward and supernatural intervention. "Glass of Water," a prison break story by Michael O'Brien, follows escaped convict Gilbert Lester and his accomplice Spike Redmond, who use the warden's son as leverage to escape; Gilbert later saves the boy's life by using sunlight focused through a glass of water to burn through the ropes binding him, earning the warden's gratitude and assistance in recapturing the convicts. The issue also includes a "Short Wave to America" story featuring soldiers in combat against military enemies.