The World Around Us #6
In "The FBI in War," a 1959 Gilberton comic, the story traces the origins of the FBI from Theodore Roosevelt’s early efforts to protect public lands through a dedicated federal investigative force, leading to the agency’s evolution into the modern bureau under J. Edgar Hoover. Illustrated by Gerald McCann, the issue presents a clear, historically grounded look at how federal law enforcement took shape—art by McCann, inks by McCann.
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Theodore Roosevelt creates a body of federal investigators to deal with encroachments onto public lands. This group evolves into the modern professionalized F.B.I., largely under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).