Miss America Magazine #2
Mystery of the Shocker
Madeline Joyce has rushed to the bank to put her Uncle Jim's most recently purchased war bonds into the safe before closing time. Inside the bank she spots a strange pale skinned man approaching the teller window. The man demands the teller to give him all the money. His robbery is interrupted by the bank security guards. However to the surprise of everyone, the man -- calling himself the Shocker -- fires bolts of electricity that electrocute the guards to death allowing him to escape.
Madeline, jolted by the blast herself, shakes it off and chases after the Shocker's getaway car. Noticing that he is being followed, the Shocker causes a car accident to block Madeline's path. Madeline then changes into Miss America and flies after him. They reach the docks and Miss America fails to catch the Shocker before he can dive into the harbor. She decides to wait until he comes up for air, but the Shocker fails to surface.
Going to police headquarters to see if the authorities know anything, Madeline hears of yet another bank robbery being committed by the Shocker. Rushing after him, she follows him back to the harbor once again and fails to stop him from diving into the water. This time going after him Miss America is forced to pull back as the Shocker begins unleashing his electrical charge in the water.
Suspecting that there must be secret underwater location that the Shocker is accessing Madeline pays a visit to the Department of Docks and Harbors in her civilian guise. There she is shown plans for a tunnel that was abandoned years ago during construction that feeds into that section of the harbor. Learning the location of the tunnels entrance, Madeline goes to investigate. Inside she finds a man guarding the tunnel and poses as a journalist to try and gain access to the tunnel. When the man refuses to let her by, she trips him up, knocking him out.
Changing back into Miss America, Madeline then travels down the tunnel and finds the secret lab of the Shocker. Having detected her presence the Shocker welcomes her in and shows her his tank of large electric eels, telling her that he bred them to colossal size and began studying them to the point where he was able to mimic their abilities. He then attacks her, but she flies up to the top of the high ceiling to avoid his blasts. Locked in a stale mate, Miss America pretends to knock herself out by flying into the roof. When the Shocker gets close enough, Miss America fights him knocking him into his tank of eels who then devour him.
Returning home, Madeline learns from her Uncle Jim that the authorities had gassed and killed the Shocker's eels before shutting down the tunnel.
Recurring Characters
Miss America
James Bennett
