Crime held the United States in a deadly stranglehold…until the F.B.I. fought back! Handpicked by J. Edgar Hoover, one agent took on the underworld head on, two fisted and guns blazing-Dan Fowler, G-Man!
Dan Fowler accepts the grim challenge of a death broker who defies all the forces of law — and thunders into action! Follow the Ace Of The F.B.I. as he strives to bring a nationwide organization of super-criminals to justice!
It’s odd to imagine that a single pulp magazine was a favorite of both America’s top cop and its once top criminal, but that may have been true. It was stated in G-Men Magazine and believed to be true, at least for the earliest Dan Fowler stories, that each tale had to be approved by the Director of the F.B.I., J. Edgar Hoover. Although this may not have been the whole truth, it is believed that Hoover was aware of the magazine and its contents, as he was extremely interested in the Bureau’s public image. G-Men Magazine was also, according to several sources, a favorite read of Al Capone, once considered the most dangerous man in America. It is rather interesting to think of these two men, different in so many ways, having their own interests in reading Dan Fowler G-Man!
Although there’s no firm evidence that the Dan Fowler tales bore the personal stamp of approval from Hoover before being published, it is known that the director was not bashful about recognizing the stories he liked after publication. Letters from Hoover to the publishers of G-Men, as well as the other magazines dedicated to the F.B.I. were badges of honor and shared amongst publishers in the industry. As a matter of fact, editors worked diligently to craft stories that were sure to get such letters of recognition from Hoover, a fair exchange they often felt for making sure his name was somewhere in their F.B.I. magazines.
Paul Curtis breathes life into the F.B.I.’s most relentless and skilled manhunter, Dan Fowler G-Man in the thrilling tale F.B.I. Justice. Originally published in the September 1938 issue of G-Men!
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Philadelphia
Chapter 2: New York
Chapter 3: Washington
Chapter 4: Death Strikes
Chapter 5: Croner Receives Light
Chapter 6: Ethyl Syme
Chapter 7: Wholesale Slaughter
Chapter 8: Red Herring
Chapter 9: Crime Raid
Chapter 10: At the Sign of the Black Cat
Chapter 11: Fire Trap
Chapter 12: Killers’ Lair
Chapter 13: Interstate Loan Officials
Chapter 14: Crime Master’s Wages
Chapter 15: The First Arrest
Chapter 16: The Last Chance
Chapter 17: Time Element
Chapter 18: Van Cortlandt 6-8412
Chapter 19: Theater Party
Chapter 20: Tear Gas
Chapter 21: F.B.I. Justice
