Pep Comics #26

This anthology issue features multiple action and detective stories. The main story involves a judge presiding over a trial of a gentleman thief who claims he steals from the wealthy to help the poor, returning valuables to their rightful owners. A separate adventure follows a caped hero on a military mission to the Malay Coast, where he engages in aerial combat and encounters enemy forces. The issue also includes a domestic comedy subplot involving characters discussing a debutante ball, and concludes with a teaser for an upcoming Black Hood story about an ego-crazed killer with a inferiority complex.