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Cover: Norman Saunders
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Cloak and Dagger #1

Sep 1952 · Ziff-Davis · 0.10 USD
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Al Kennedy, a secret agent posing as a wealthy playboy, is sent by his superior Lucius Blaine to protect the King of Caesarea and uncover a conspiracy against him in the story "Kismet." Kennedy infiltrates a rebel camp where he befriends a man named Cass and discovers that Russian communist conspirators plan to assassinate the king and take over the country's oil-rich Mediterranean fleet. After exposing the plot and foiling the assassination attempt in the desert, Kennedy completes his mission, though the story ends with Cass expressing regret about the danger they faced.

Contains 5 stories
The Krosno Butcher
8 pp · Spy

Al Kennedy, the American Secret Service operative, arrives in Lima to investigate the murder of a diplomat—only to discover the killer's identity ties him back to a wartime atrocity he thought was behind him. When a second victim turns up and the trail leads to a mysterious wine merchant, Kennedy finds himself drawn deeper into a deadly game orchestrated by Major Martin Klembner, the notorious "Krosno Butcher" himself. With danger closing in from all sides, Kennedy must uncover what Klembner wants in Peru before the killer can finish what he started.

Kismet
10 pp · Spy

Al Kennedy, a secret American operative posing as a wealthy playboy, is sent by his boss to the Middle Eastern kingdom of Caesarea to protect King Ali from assassins during the twenty-fifth anniversary of his coronation—all while uncovering the conspiracy behind two previous attempts on the royal's life. When Kennedy and his loyal assistant Casimir Stryzinski arrive in the Holy City of Ketab, they're quickly drawn into danger, romance, and a deadly plot involving dynamite hidden in the king's sacred tomb. With the clock ticking and betrayal lurking in unexpected places, Kennedy must race across the burning desert to prevent tragedy and expose the true mastermind.

Panic
1 pp
The Dangerous General Dow
8 pp · Spy

Al Kennedy and his partner Cass infiltrate a Chinese Communist camp in Indo-China by posing as Soviet operatives, tasked with stopping the ruthless General Dow from uniting his forces with the Viet Minh and overrunning the French forts. When their cover is blown and they're thrown into the prison compound, they must rely on an unlikely ally—a village baker whose family General Dow terrorized—to execute a daring plan to neutralize the threat. The fate of the region hangs in the balance as explosives, cake, and a well-timed French offensive converge at General Dow's birthday celebration.

The Wine Merchant of Trevaux
1 pp

During World War I, German forces occupy the French town of Trevaux, and a wine merchant named Dorlot volunteers to discover why the occupiers have really come—a dangerous mission that requires him to work from within his own business. As Dorlot builds a relationship with the German soldiers, he uncovers their true purpose in the region and must find a way to get word back to the French Army. It's a tense tale of espionage and nerve set against the backdrop of the Great War.

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CGC 4.0 · 4 in census $111
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $99
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $88
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Full credits

artist, inker John Prentice
cover pencils, inks Norman Saunders

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