They called Secret Agent "X", the Man of the Thousand Faces. Armed with his irresistible gas gun, wearing impenetrable disguises, "X" infiltrates the darkest corners of the Underworld to crush all crime czars! Out of a grim medieval castle they brought her-Madam Death, the beautiful one, whose touch meant destruction. And when the Crimson Coterie sought to erect the yoke of world empire upon her hell-brought bondage, Secret Agent "X" found himself manacled to the pyre of her lethal flesh. The enigma of enigmas, Secret Agent "X" has been deputized by a high government official to battle the darkest, most diabolical enemies of America before they sink their poisonous fangs into the nation's healthy core. Faceless and unsung, "X" infiltrates these threats in a bewildering array of disguises. Operating out of the supposedly haunted Montgomery Mansion, Secret Agent "X" ventures forth in a bewildering array of false identities to infiltrate the darkest underbelly of the underworld-and destroy it from within. A master investigator of a thousand guises and surprises. The only clue to his true identity is his haunting whistle?.. The impact that Secret Agent "X" had on pulp fiction was significant. Although stories preceded this series about cops and agents coming up against the unusual, the various authors behind "X" blended the crime and science fiction/horror genres seamlessly in the Secret Agent "X" stories. Elements of deduction and justice seeking, weaved extremely well into looming nightmares come to life and horrible, monstrous villains. Secret Agent "X" concreted a sub genre all its own in many ways, laying the groundwork for such future works as George C. Chesbro's Mongo series and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. Follow the Man of a Thousand Faces as he confronts the menace of Yoke of the Crimson Coterie, ripped from the pages of Secret Agent "X" magazine, March 1939 and read with chilling intensity by Milton Bagby. Chapter 1: Death's Burning Touch Chapter 2: The Veiled Doom Stalks Chapter 3: Plan of Defense Chapter 4: Fate's Frameup Chapter 5: The Trail to Nowhere Chapter 6: The Fortress Op Doom Chapter 7: The Sixth Doomed Man