Police Comics #38

Flatfoot Burns rushes to a radio station when a murder is announced on the air—only to discover that the "victim," announcer J.C.M. Higgenbotham, is very much alive, and that his supposed death was merely a publicity stunt to boost ratings. As multiple suspects confess to a crime that never happened and Burns scrambles to separate fact from fiction, the detective finds himself tangled up in the chaos of live broadcasting and an announcer's desperate bid for attention.

Candy O'Connor is absolutely smitten with radio crooner Hank Pinupo—so much so that she's counting the days until he appears in person at the local theater. When he finally takes the stage and selects her from the audience to serenade, her dreams seem to come true, but a shocking backstage discovery threatens to shatter everything she thought she knew about her idol. Good thing Ted Dawson, the boy she'd written off before, is around to help her see what really matters.

In this lighthearted 1945 installment from *Police Comics* #38, Dewey’s ill-timed fashion choice during inspection leads to an unexpectedly awkward command—when the sergeant tells him to hand over his overcoat to a visiting lady senator. The moment crackles with military absurdity and classic wartime humor.