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Public Enemies #9 (1949)

D.S. Publishing · 1949 · 52 pages

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Contains 6 stories
Assignment Blackmail
10 pp · Crime

Reporter Steve Winslow of the Times Tribune spots a potential headline when Stephanie Sorel, a woman with shadowy international connections and a dangerous ex-husband, returns to the States—and he's soon caught between her secrets, a blackmail scheme, and powerful men who'd rather see him silenced. When a mysterious key and a Nazi banker's diary enter the picture, Steve finds himself racing to uncover the truth before the players in this high-stakes game decide he knows too much. A classic crime noir tale where ambition, greed, and a reporter's nose for news collide in 1949.

Murder On The Circus Bill
8 pp · crime · pencils Nate Brooks (signed) · inks Nate Brooks (signed)

Sibling rivalry turns murderous under the big top when circus heir Ralph Farnum, desperate to save his failing inheritance, seizes on a publicity stunt—Eileen's staged disappearance—as cover for something far darker. With help from his friend Nick and a plan that hinges on a performance under the circus tent, Ralph sets wheels in motion that will test whether his hatred for his wealthy sister can actually become fatal.

The Miser
2 pp · crime

When a wealthy recluse known as the Miser is killed in a mysterious home explosion, the police must untangle conflicting accounts from the suspects who were nearby—the milkman, the painter, and the grocer—each with their own story about what they witnessed that morning. As the investigation deepens, fingerprint evidence and clever detective work reveal that one of them committed murder, hoping the blast would destroy all trace of the crime. This is a taut crime tale that shows how modern police methods crack a case wide open.

The Dummy's Revenge
8 pp · Crime

When ventriloquist George Curran's distant cousin Alex Barton shows up after their grandmother's death and learns they'll split a substantial inheritance, his resentment simmers—especially over George's devotion to his dummy, Beano. Barton secretly learns ventriloquism and sets a twisted trap, using his newfound skill to make Beano say cruel things during George's stage performances, turning audiences and theatre owners against him. As George's reputation crumbles and his grip on reality fractures under the strain, Barton's scheme inches closer to claiming the entire family fortune.

Riddle Behind the Footlights
7 pp · Crime

When a blackmailing stage manager turns up dead backstage at the theatre during a live performance, Detective O'Shea must untangle the motives of three suspects—each with secrets Beckett was holding over them. With a switched prop knife, contradictory testimonies, and a curious detail involving ants on the murder weapon, the detective pieces together an unexpected solution hidden in plain sight among the footlights.

Paths Of Penalty
9 pp · Crime

In Midcity, Joe Royal cuts the perfect figure—restaurateur, Chamber of Commerce member, and devoted fiancé to Rita Wells—but his gleaming reputation masks a darker truth: he's deeply tangled with criminal operations. When the gifted classical singer Francine D'Arnell joins his restaurant, she sees right through his carefully constructed facade, and her discovery sets off a chain of consequences that threatens to unravel everything Joe has built. As reform-minded District Attorney candidate Dan Grew draws closer to the truth, Joe finds himself caught between the criminal world pulling him deeper and the woman who knows his secrets.

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