Underworld #8

Rigger Ryan is forced aboard a plane to China to investigate why construction has stalled on a vital dam project and why his boss Hilly has gone silent—only to arrive at the site to find the work abandoned, the equipment vanishing, and Hilly dead under mysterious circumstances. As Ryan pursues the truth through the jungle, he uncovers a ruthless conspiracy led by the enigmatic Laughing Lady, who will stop at nothing to steal the company's machinery and silence anyone who gets in her way.

Kid Broadway's got the talent and the hunger to make it big—but when a newspaper columnist he once slugged offers him a shot at the champ, Al Halliday has to decide whether to trust Wally Drake's sudden generosity or listen to the street wisdom warning him that Drake never does anything without an angle. As the fight draws near and the hype builds, darker schemes begin to surface that threaten everything Kid Broadway has worked for.

In a New England village, rivals Harve Leffert and Herman Pauley clash over a local girl on autumn carnival night, but their conflict is overshadowed when a mysterious man appears in town with plans far more sinister than romantic jealousy. A young observer named Benny Tuesday begins to uncover a calculated con scheme targeting the Old Line Savings Bank, drawing him into a tightening web of deception and danger. As the pieces fall into place, Benny must decide whether to expose the truth—and what price that exposure might cost.

Detective Alan Dodge investigates a bitter feud between rival coal mine operators Barrett and Langley when a suspicious explosion rocks Barrett's mine—but clues point to something far more sinister than simple industrial sabotage. As Dodge descends into the dangerous depths to uncover the truth, he must piece together a puzzle involving forged evidence and deadly deception before the truth gets buried forever.

A necktie salesman's chance meeting with Eva Cornell in Chinatown spirals into murder when the woman is stabbed with a jade-handled knife he'd just purchased—and Lieutenant Feathers pins the crime on him. Desperate to clear his name and find the real killer, Frank Jareman races against time and ruthless pursuers, armed only with a photograph and a growing sense that Eva Cornell wasn't who she claimed to be. This 1949 crime tale unfolds with all the twists and danger you'd expect from a Chinatown mystery, where every clue leads deeper into danger.