Blue Beetle #56

When a copycat criminal uses the Sphinx's signature to pull off a jewelry heist, the real villain—a paranoid woman with murder on her mind—emerges from hiding to prove there's only one true Sphinx, and Blue Beetle must race against time to stop her from claiming another victim. As the masked menace stalks her prey across rooftops and through the city, Dan Garrett finds himself caught between his day job and his duty to bring the killer to justice.

When a mysterious woman claiming to own a valuable jewel approaches the Daily Banner seeking protection, a suspicious Dan Garrett accepts an invitation to investigate—only to find himself caught between a dangerous criminal scheme and a woman with secrets of her own. As Goldie Gates makes his play for the jade and things spiral into violence, the Blue Beetle must navigate a web of deception to uncover who's really behind the trouble and save the day before it's too late.

Blue Beetle narrates the violent true crime story of Wilber Underhill, a brutal career criminal who evolved from petty bootlegger to trigger-happy bank robber, eventually teaming with the notorious Kimes Brothers before his unpredictable violence made him a liability even to hardened criminals. Driven by rage and a compulsion toward murder, Underhill embarks on a relentless spree across Oklahoma and Kansas, marked by prison escapes and deadly confrontations with law enforcement. As his crimes escalate in savagery, Blue Beetle traces how this "Tri-State Terror" became one of the most dangerous criminals the authorities ever hunted.

Monk Eastman may have had a soft spot for cats and pigeons, but don't mistake his gentler interests for weakness—this gang leader was one of the most ruthless and bloodthirsty thugs around. Blue Beetle #56 brings this hardened criminal to life in a tough crime tale that shows there's more to a man than what meets the eye.