Underworld #9

Underworld #9 (1949) This anthology issue contains multiple crime stories. One features an honest man named Jack Moon who is drawn into a card game at a cheap hotel with underworld characters; he loses and is framed for cheating, leading to his involvement with dangerous criminals and the rogue "Swami" who operates a criminal organization. Another story involves a casino mystery where a man named Henderson is caught red-handed but claims innocence, and months later a murder occurs that may prove his claims. A third story depicts Mary Hudson being lured to a meeting with the criminal Swami through promises of easy money, where she becomes entangled in his sinister operation involving séances and occult deception.