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Cover: Dick Giordano
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Racket Squad in Action #14

Jan 1955 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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A crime gang uses slot machines rigged to cheat customers as a front for their racketeering operation, with plans to expand their scheme by installing new machines in locations around the city. When the Racket Squad investigates, they uncover the operation and move to shut down the phony business, ultimately leading to the arrest of the criminals involved in the illegal gambling racket.

Contains 4 stories
The Big Freeze
6 pp · Crime

A frozen food con game turns violent when crook Bunk Crawford and his gang muscle their way into a delivery route, then pose as a legitimate outfit to foist condemned food on unsuspecting customers—extracting fat deposits along the way. When their scheme hits a snag, Crawford's desperation leads to kidnapping and worse, but Inspector O'Malley and his men are closing in fast. The law catches up just as the swindlers make their final delivery.

Shakedown
6 pp · Crime

When a marijuana peddler named Max Jann gets brutally shaken down and forced to reveal his customer list, a gang of crooked cops exploits the information to launch their own extortion racket—hitting each user with threats of arrest unless they pay up. But when an undercover officer planted in Jann's network makes a crucial phone call to headquarters, the lawmen's scheme begins to unravel in a violent confrontation that will seal their fate.

Slot Machine Rackets
7 pp · Crime

Ruthless crime boss Mike Seronyk builds a dangerous empire on rigged slot machines, using intimidation and violence to control his territory—but when Detective John Forrester is tasked with crushing the racket, the city's law enforcement strikes back with determined force. As Seronyk tightens his grip on local businesses and eliminates rivals, the police and concerned citizens launch a coordinated effort to dismantle his criminal operation before his power becomes unstoppable.

The Double-Talk-Artists!
6 pp · Crime

Jim Lorby saves up for a beautiful sports car, but when a slick insurance agent offers him rock-bottom rates and promises of comprehensive coverage, the hard-working young man learns too late that the deal is too good to be true. A Racket Squad investigator goes undercover to expose the con artist behind the phony insurance scheme before more victims get taken for a ride.

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Raw (Good) $56
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $730*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
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CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $321*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $224
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CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $193*
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CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $132*
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Full credits

artist, inker Dick Giordano
cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

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Reprinted in Reefer Madness Comics #[nn] (2018), T-Man #3

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