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Classic Comics #1
This issue contains multiple crime and adventure stories adapted from true cases. "The Man of Many Faces" follows the FBI's pursuit of master criminal George Robert Gabor, a skilled imposter and quick-change artist who launches an elaborate scheme involving posing as a Hungarian count at a New York hotel. "The Statue Screams!" depicts a sculptor in 1927 Paris who creates a statue he claims is alive and possessed of a soul, leading to supernatural conflict. "Our Swords Will Find You" shows David Leonards caught between his code of honor and his fear of fanatic bandits threatening him in an exotic desert setting. "Deadlier Than the Male" presents a 1937 case of a clever female criminal who outwits male police officers through cunning schemes.