Pep Comics #16

Pep Comics #16 is an anthology featuring "Dusty the Boy Detective with The Shield," in which Dusty and his companion encounter a masked villain on an island who attempts to force them into a whirlpool while they struggle to escape and save an innocent man from execution. The issue also advertises Shield-Wizard Comics #3, which promises multiple supernatural and adventure stories including tales of a ghost ship, a prehistoric beast, and mysterious murders in manganese mines.