When Hetty Taylor died during the Gold Rush in California, his will specifically excluded any relative who lived or died in the state. Now the Astral Avenger must figure out the causes for the mysterious deaths of some of those relatives.; Inspired by the death of Inspector Donovan, big-game hunter Paul Kirk decides to don a costume and hunt down the notorious Buzzard and his gang who are plaguing Empire City.; Sandman and Sandy pry into the affairs of a mysterious family that has had a history of many of its members going mad and commiting suicide.; A sinister voice over the radio airwaves every evening asks a seemingly innocent question of the listening public, but, as the Hourman and Jimmy discover, this question is followed up the very next day with a major crime that answers the question!