Police Comics #121 (1952)

Ken Shannon is hired as a bodyguard for a sacred black panther, believed to be cursed by the Thuggee sect after its theft from an Indian temple. When the panther vanishes and a museum curator is found dead, clawed to pieces, Shannon must uncover whether the beast is truly responsible—or if a human killer is using the legend to cover a murder.

Inspector Denver investigates a chilling mystery when nightclub singer Ginnie Marlow claims someone is trying to kill her, leading him to uncover a web of deception involving an impersonation, a suspicious death at Sutton Place, and a woman named Ellen who may not be who she claims to be. As Denver follows leads from the Coral Club to a remote farm, he finds that everyone who knew Ginnie insists she’s someone else—until the truth erupts in a deadly confrontation.

T-MAN takes on a deadly mission aboard the Monte Carlo Express after uncovering a plot by the traitorous diplomat Monroe P. Slade to undermine Western Europe’s unity. Disguised as a sympathizer, he infiltrates Slade’s inner circle, only to be captured and set adrift on a barge with a mysterious woman named Lisette—where his survival depends on outwitting a network of spies before they silence him for good.

In a tense standoff atop a crumbling building, Dirty Mac faces off against both the police and his former ally Teddy Habla, who’s come to claim revenge for his brother’s murder. As the noose tightens and betrayal looms, a desperate Mac pleads for mercy, offering a deal that may or may not be genuine—leaving his fate hanging in the balance.