Headline Comics #49

Headline Comics #49 is an anthology issue adapted from true police and FBI cases. The lead story involves a criminal operating a "stock car race fix" scheme, arranging accidents for race drivers in exchange for payment. A second story chronicles the twelve-year imprisonment of a man named Philip Dale, who becomes a prison legend, his fate ultimately dependent on whether hidden gold he claims to possess can be found. The issue also contains advertisements and promotional material typical of 1949 comics, including a mail-order premium offer tied to Jim and Betty solving Pete's fortune mystery.