Sparkling Stars #9

When hardened criminals turn their attention to gasoline rationing during wartime, the Secret Service and O.P.A. join forces to dismantle a ruthless black market operation. From stolen coupons to sophisticated counterfeiting schemes, the racketeers—led by the notorious "Punch" Wolff—will stop at nothing to divert precious fuel from America's war effort, even recruiting school children as messengers and using intimidation to force their wares on gas station dealers. Follow the investigation as federal agents work to expose the network and cut off the supply chain before these modern bootleggers cripple the nation's ability to wage war.

During a bombing run over Italy in World War II, Sergeant G.P. Corl of the U.S. Air Forces finds himself gravely wounded when enemy fire tears through his B-26 Marauder—but with three bullet wounds, he crawls back to his gun position to defend against an attacking Messerschmitt. Corl manages to get off a burst that brings down the enemy fighter, even capturing a photograph of it crashing in flames, though the cost of his heroism proves devastating.