Popular Comics #131
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "There's No Such Thing as Bad Publicity... Then Again...", bank employee Sam Slater becomes an unwitting pawn when he tips off the notorious Kingpin Talhoun about a $500,000 payroll shipment. When Talhoun's gang derails the train and kills a state trooper, Inspector Blake and his assistant Sneed launch a manhunt, suspecting an inside informant—narrowing in on Slater. As the net tightens, Slater is silenced in a brutal drive-by, setting off a final, bloody confrontation that brings Talhoun and his gang to a grim end. A tense, early crime thriller from 1947, this story stands out for its sharp pacing and moral ambiguity, all rendered in the distinctive style of the Western Publishing Production Shop's color work.
In this 1947 adventure from Popular Comics #131, the trial of Cindy takes center stage as her fate hangs in the balance. Just days after marrying Cherry, Stretch finds himself called to testify against Cindy—now his mother-in-law—adding a tense personal twist to the courtroom drama.
In "An Inside Job," bank employee Sam Slater becomes the focal point of a deadly game when his tip to the notorious Kingpin Talhoun leads to a violent train heist and a state trooper’s murder. As Inspector Blake and his assistant Sneed methodically question the bank staff, suspicion falls on Sam—just as Talhoun orders him silenced in a brutal drive-by. The story unfolds with relentless tension, tracing the consequences of betrayal and the cost of loyalty in a world where the line between accomplice and victim blurs.
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