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Racket Squad in Action #12
Racket Squad in Action #12 This issue is an anthology containing two crime stories. The first story follows the Racket Squad as they set up a sting operation against Mrs. Jaromir, a criminal who is blackmailing money from victims by threatening to kidnap their husbands, with plans to intercept the payoff at Fifth Street and First Avenue. "The Stock Market Swindlers" details a scheme where con artists exploit post-war prosperity and inflation to defraud people of their savings through fraudulent investment schemes, ultimately leading to their capture when one store owner reports them to police.