Smash Comics #45

Smash Comics #45 A Midnight story involves a man trapped in quicksand calling for help from a woman named Hilda, who reveals herself as a ghost seeking vengeance for her murder. The ghost and other specters claim to be the brothers and fathers of people killed by a German officer named Colonel Marksman, and they attempt to use illusions and supernatural means to make him believe he is being swallowed by the earth and condemned to death. In a separate story, a man with a knife is revealed to be the Ripper, and police attempt to apprehend him at a location where he has left clues to his whereabouts. Additionally, a woman seeks out Joe Stentor at a police station regarding an insurance policy and a man named Ben who has disappeared.