I'm well acquainted with stab wounds ... and I'll take my oath that this was not done with a regulation military dagger. 
Modern Comics #55 is an issue of the series Modern Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1946.
Synopsis for Blackhawk: "The Smuggler Syndicate"
The tiny nations of Carabas and Tacna are nearly brought to war by a syndicate of smugglers. The Blackhawks intervene, and in a single night they break up the smuggler gang and arrest its leaders. The national leaders see that they've both been deceived, and negotiate a peace treaty.
Appearing in Blackhawk: "The Smuggler Syndicate"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Smuggler Syndicate
- Rukzon
- Gulam
- their gang
Other Characters:
- Prime Minister of Tacna (wears a lorgnette)
- Commanding General
- his army (some die)
- Commanding General
- Warrior King of Carabas (wears a monocle)
- his army (some die)
Locations:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Torchy: "The Mud Pack Gig"
Two hoodlums threaten Mabel with guns, right in front of Torchy, who gets out of the beauty treatment chair to beat them both up. She wallops them with a broken-off mud-pack, which sticks to their faces when they run away. Mabel's important beauty formula was hidden in that mud, and she can't replicate it from memory, so Torchy decides to visit the hoodlums, at the waterfront dive where they hang out. That works out badly for her, and she's soon tied to a chair and getting her feet dunked in liquid cement. Torchy turns on the charm and the boss changes his mind, and cuts her bonds, which sets the hoods to fighting among themselves. The boss punches out both underlings, just before Torchy breaks a chair over his head. Torchy and Mabel recover Mabel's beauty formula, but it turns out to be not all that new or original after all.
Appearing in Torchy: "The Mud Pack Gig"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Mabel, beautician
Antagonists:
- crime boss
- Fortescue
- other hoodlum
Other Characters:
- Mr. Frizzle, of Frizzle Face Creams
Items:
- Mabel's beauty formula
Synopsis for Dogtag: "On Stage"
Dogtag applies for a job as prop man in a theater, and a series of misunderstandings ensue.
Appearing in Dogtag: "On Stage"
Featured Characters:
Other Characters:
- theater manager
- frustrated actors
Locations:
- Burpton
Synopsis for Ezra: "Fuzzy Thinks He's Sir Lancelot"
Rollo recruits Ezra to persuade Betty Jo to go to the Whizcats' Masquerade, and so he tries that, but by very bad luck he once again alienates his own date Myrna, who storms off in a huff. Ezra and Rollo rig up a suit of armor for Fuzzy, and borrow a mule for him to ride, in order to impress Betty Jo. While towing the mule, Ezra crashes his jalopy into a tree. At the masquerade, due to a costume mix-up, Myrna gets mad at Ezra all over again, but by the end of the evening things have been smoothed over.
Appearing in Ezra: "Fuzzy Thinks He's Sir Lancelot"
Featured Characters:
- Ezra Jones
Supporting Characters:
- Rollo Grant
- Myrna Moore
Other Characters:
- Fuzzy
- Betty Jo
Animals:
- Maribelle, a mule
Locations:
- Manorville
Vehicles:
- Jones's dilapidated jalopy
Synopsis for Choo Choo: "Louie Beagle"
Choo Choo connives with Hollywood junk man Louie Beagle to get close to the big shots of Hollywood, at a masquerade party, but she meets a whole houseful of Hollywood phonies and they're all creeps, including Louie.
Appearing in Choo Choo: "Louie Beagle"
Featured Characters:
- Choo Choo LaMoe
Supporting Characters:
- Cherry Lane
Other Characters:
- Louie Beagle, junk man
- Dottie Davits, movie star
- Swoonwell's Chef
- Swoonwell's many party guests
Locations:
- Hollywood
- Sam Swoonwell's house
Vehicles:
- Beagle's junk truck
- Beagle's new junk truck
Synopsis for Will Bragg: "The Football Game"
Despite his braggadocio, Will is very bad at football.
Appearing in Will Bragg: "The Football Game"
Featured Characters:
- Will Bragg
Supporting Characters:
- Gully
- Fire Chief Swenson
Notes
- Blackhawk:
- Andre smokes a pipe, and has a cat.
- Chuck drinks a beer.
- Blackhawk gets whacked hard on the head with an oar, but it doesn't knock him out. He's swimming at the time, and doesn't drown or choke, so he's not stunned. Being a Blackhawk is dangerous.
- Tacna seems to be a constitutional democracy, and Carabas has a warrior king. Neither country seems to have a seacoast, a jungle, or any mountains. Both are populated by white people. Therefore they're probably in Europe.
- Also featured in this issue of Modern Comics were:
- "The Atom" (text story)
- Poodle McDoodle: "War on Crime"
- Prudence, by Michael Senich
See Also