True Crime Comics #2
In "£100.00 Reward for Information Leading to the Capture of James Kent," Jack Cole delivers a gripping true crime tale from 1948, weaving a tense narrative rooted in the shadows of Kansas City. Through the Johnsons’ hearing of Mary Kennedy’s harrowing account—her entanglement with a drug dealer named Tony, her role as a front for a dangerous operation, and her desperate bid for freedom—Cole crafts a story that lingers with moral weight and quiet dread. The tale, illustrated with stark precision by Jack Cole in both story and cover, captures the era’s noir atmosphere with a grounded, unflinching eye.
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The Johnsons hear the story of Mary Kennedy, a roomer of theirs, who left Kansas City and changed her name to escape the clutches of a drug dealer named Tony, who she was a moll for. He got her plenty of dates.....dates that were actually pushing dope on the side and when she wanted to get out of this racket, Tony reminded her that she was his front for the racket and was just as guilty as he was. Mary later learns from Jacobs, narcotics agent, that he had joined the gang to get the goods on the Big Boss, which he had. The Johnsons, after hearing the story, encouraged Mary to tell her story.
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