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Headline Comics #53 (1949)
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Headline Comics #53 is an anthology featuring adaptations of true police and FBI cases. "Closeups" presents several brief crime stories, including one about Steve Seykoff, a Hollywood auto electrician who reported his license plates stolen, only to be arrested when police discovered he had fabricated the theft and stolen new plates himself; "Too Much Cupid," about Andres J. Alba's reckless driving after an embarrassing romantic mishap; "Got Greedy," wherein Timothy Navarez's movie theater obsession and petty theft scheme unravels; "Female Impersonator," detailing the capture of a female store detective who apprehended a man impersonating a sailor; and "Teamwork," concerning a nurse and cop who saved lives by exposing a suicidal reporter's scheme.