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Headline Comics #36

Aug 1949 · Publications Services Limited · 0.10 CAD
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This 52-page anthology issue features "True Stories of Our Police and FBI Heroes." The lead story depicts two federal agents interrogating a suspect about a cake containing a hidden gun. Another story, adapted from a true FBI case, follows Federal Agent John Hartley as he pursues a dangerous mystery involving "The Secret Rackets of the Hip Sing Tong," a Chinese criminal organization, set in 1937 with the agent navigating oriental intrigue and treacherous circumstances. The issue also advertises "Real West Romances," promoting stories of rugged frontiersmen and untamed women in mountainous settings, alongside advertisements for other forthcoming comics including "Babe."

Contains 4 stories
Odds Against Murder
9 pp

Leo Fenner, the ruthless operator of the Zebra Country Club gambling casino, commits a murder he's certain will go unsolved—but he's overlooking the smallest details that could bring him down. When a body surfaces and the State Police begin their investigation, Fenner's confidence in his perfect crime faces an unexpected test. A true crime tale about how even the most carefully laid plans can unravel over the details a killer never sees coming.

The Masquerading Bandits
7 pp

A wealthy college dropout turned criminal mastermind, Reese Bailey uses elaborate disguises and clever tricks to pull off a string of robberies across the country—but the FBI's dogged persistence is closing in fast. As agents track him from Washington to Ohio, Bailey must stay one step ahead of a manhunt that grows tighter with each move he makes. Based on a true FBI case, this is a cat-and-mouse game where old-fashioned detective work proves more powerful than any costume.

Shoe Box Annie
8 pp

A mother and her son run a brutal criminal operation from their home near Seattle, using a fiendish chemical formula to dispose of their victims—until their perfect system begins to crack under the watchful eye of persistent G-men. Based on a true FBI case, this hard-boiled tale exposes how even the cleverest schemes eventually unravel when ambition and overconfidence take the wheel.

The Secret Rackets of the Hip Sing Tong
8 pp

Federal Narcotics Agent John Hartley's routine Seattle stakeout turns into something far bigger when a prisoner named Ling Hoy offers to expose the criminal operations of the Hip Sing Tong—but only if the government gets him safely out of the country. Posing as a gangster and diving deep into the tong's web of opium smuggling across multiple cities, Hartley must navigate treacherous underworld contacts and earn his way into the organization's inner circle, where the national president holds the keys to unraveling the entire operation.

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Raw (Good) $49
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,344*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $612*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $330*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
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CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $97*
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