Popular Comics #97
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Protection" Racket, writer Gaylord Du Bois delivers a tense, grounded thriller set in the heart of a small town’s criminal underworld. When former convict Puglio breaks free and targets Baby Rose, Tom relies on his loyal snow-white Collie, Bonnie Lass, to stand guard—only to find that courage and loyalty may be the only real protection against a desperate man. The story’s emotional core lies in the quiet bond between man and dog, with the cover by an unnamed artist capturing the moment of high-stakes tension.
In the 1944 adventure "null" from Popular Comics #97, Joy, determined to prove herself after Jack rejects her, attempts to break a gliding record—plunging into a storm cloud with dire consequences. When her glider is destroyed, she survives the fall only to be injured, forcing Jack to fly her to the hospital without a license. With Joy in critical condition, the only hope for a blood transfusion lies in finding Dixie Lee, whose blood type matches hers.
In "Protection" Racket, Jewish tailors in 1944 New York are pressured to pay off mobsters who won't let them work in peace. When the police can't break the code of silence, Detective Murdock goes undercover as Sam Moskowitz, a dry cleaner, to infiltrate the operation. As the mob's violent grip tightens, the law closes in—and the showdown leaves only one man standing, broken but still facing justice.
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Reprinted in Four Color #58 (1944)
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