Headline Comics #48

This anthology issue contains several police and FBI case stories. The cover story depicts the Arson Squad confronting criminals involved in a racket. The interior pages include "Closeups," which recounts multiple brief true crime cases including a stolen gold shipment recovery, a pigeon extortion scheme, a police dog apprehension, and a stolen goods case involving classical music records. Additional stories follow, including one involving Detective Smiley pursuing a criminal named Carver through a racketeering investigation and another featuring T-Man George Brady, who suffers a pierced lung but ultimately recovers and pursues criminals involved in dock walloper forgeries and currency exchange schemes.