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T-Man #9

Jan 1953 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "Pipeline to Peril," Pete Trask slips into the role of Frank Maston, a man with dangerous secrets, as he infiltrates a shadowy network with ties to Iraq. With the American Embassy in imminent danger, Trask races to prevent a catastrophic attack—before his cover is blown. Art by Dan Zolnerowich, with a striking cover by Reed Crandall, this 1953 issue delivers high-stakes espionage in a tense, Cold War-era thriller.

Contains 4 stories
Pipeline to Peril
10 pp · Adventure, Spy
T-Man Pete Trask [also as Pete Brown]T-Man Bailey (corpse)SamaraIvan Ragoff (villain)

T-Man Pete Trask arrives in a Middle Eastern kingdom for a covert assignment, only to discover his partner—fellow agent Bailey—has been murdered and left with a cryptic calling card: pennies in each ear. When Trask crosses paths with the notorious Soviet operative Ivan Ragoff, he's thrown into the sea, saved by a mysterious woman named Samara, and finds himself racing against time to uncover what Bailey died protecting before Ragoff's organization can complete their dangerous scheme. With only fragments of the truth and Ragoff closing in, Trask must stay alive long enough to expose the conspiracy behind the pipeline—before it's too late.

The Pictures of Death
4 pp · Adventure
T-Man Alan HortonTom BrewsterAugustus BlakeRose Blake

T-Man Alan Horton arrives in Cantebridge to track down the counterfeiters responsible for killing his partner Tom Brewster, a lead that points to a mysterious figure named Nat Van who recently purchased the local newspaper. Infiltrating the newspaper as a reporter, Horton uncovers an illegal printing operation hidden in the building's basement—but his investigation puts him in the crosshairs of the very criminals he's hunting. With Rose Blake's help and a desperate gambit in her father's home, Horton races to expose the truth about Nat Van's identity and bring the counterfeiting ring to justice.

Trial By Terror
7 pp · Adventure, Spy
T-Man Pete TraskAgent R-17Tanya Ravic

T-Man Pete Trask parachutes behind the Iron Curtain into Communist Romania with a desperate mission: locate and extract a man named Simpson, whose knowledge of Red diplomacy could save millions of lives. After Agent R-17 is found dead, Trask infiltrates a show trial where Simpson has been convicted on trumped-up espionage charges and sentenced to execution—forcing him to find an unlikely ally among the chaos and deception. With the clock ticking and the secret police closing in, Trask must navigate a web of Soviet operatives and questionable contacts to pull off what seems impossible.

Assassins of Baghdad
7 pp · Adventure
T-Man Pete TraskFrank MastonTerry GageRaschid

In "Assassins of Baghdad," T-Man Pete Trask infiltrates a dangerous conspiracy by posing as Frank Maston, a suspected communist with ties to Iraqi terrorists. With time running out, Trask races to prevent the American Embassy from being destroyed, all while navigating a web of deception where loyalty is a weapon and every ally could be a threat.

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Raw (Good) $16
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $185*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $156*
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Full credits

artist, inker Dan Zolnerowich
cover pencils, inks Reed Crandall

Reprints

Reprinted in T-Man #36 (1956), T-Man #37 (1956)

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