Chief Branner denies Plastic Man the right to help a little mute boy named Bright Eyes, who is being held prisoner by his own disfigured father, The Sphinx, who used the boy's persuasive eyes to get away with murder. Only his father's death allowed the boy to speak again, and tell of the abuse he'd suffered at his father's hands.; The Human Bomb and the Bombadiers journey to Japanese-occupied China, where they busted up another nest of Japanese and free another prisoner.; Destiny is twice transported to Death Valley, where he finds himself amid the discovery of a hidden treasure. During a fight with one of the thieves, Destiny wrested the gun towards his quarry's own face and the villain was shot in the mouth.; Senator Knight and other officials are taking a maiden voyage in the new super submarine, and invite Phantom Lady to go with them. They do not know, however, that one of the crew members has been replaced by a saboteur, who releases a deadly gas into the sub.; Sloozy Slime bets Burp $1 that he can commit a crime in five hours and that Burp cannot solve it. But boastful Burp says he can and makes the bet one zillion dollars and catches Sloozy in the act of killing his own mother. Not wanting Sloozy to lose the bet, Mrs. Slime suggests a place where Sloozy can peacefully kill her, which he does. Burp solves the crime......but is so tender-hearted, that he doesn't arrest Sloozy or take the money.