15 Story Detective, April 1950 — page 8: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Sr—- Be — i ds FS THE VENDETTA BEGINS when Joh nny’s father is killed by the dreaded Black Hand! He sets out to de- stroy the gang! THE TRAIL LEADS to Italy but the Black Hand brings death again.. this time to the cop whoisJohnny’s best pall THIS 1S JOHNNY... handsome, hot-blooded ... vengeance in his heart! ry “Trey a IN THE LAIR of the Black Hand Johnny is held captive and tortured because he knows too much! \ 3 x | ly Does Johnny escape from the clutches of the BLACK HAND? Can Johnny, alone, destroy the evil band of the BLACK HAND? See M-G-Mi's suspense-taut thriller... Black Hand starring GENE KELLY | J. CARROLL NAISH-TERESA CELLI Screen Play by Luther Davis- From a Story by Leo Townsend A LOVELY GiRkt fears for ' Johnny’slifebut her pleas Directed by RICHARD THORPE and kisses can’t sway Produced by WILLIAM H. WRIGHT him from his purpose! A Meiro-Goldwyi-Mayer Picture NOOKS COI = a (C@