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Crime and Punishment #15

Jun 1949 · Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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Detective Francis and Officer Purdy coordinate efforts to stop two dangerous criminals operating from a hotel and pool hall, while Purdy stakes out various locations to catch the pair in action. When the detectives discover that the criminals are responsible for murders across multiple towns and are planning to escape, law enforcement sets up roadblocks and alerts across highways to apprehend them before they flee. The story culminates in a manhunt through various locations including Sherrytown and West Brampton, with authorities closing in on the fugitives.

Contains 7 stories
'Cellar-Dancer' Kiefer
12 pp · Crime
Officer Common Sense

When the Auto Theft Squad takes on Kiefer's operation, a sprawling hot-car ring that's been running circles around the law, they realize conventional tactics won't crack it. Officer Common Sense and his team devise an audacious plan: plant one of their own deep inside the mob to climb the ranks and expose the entire network. What unfolds is a tense game of deception where the undercover cop must navigate the criminal underworld without blowing his cover while the noose slowly tightens around Kiefer's empire.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Manny Owens Vs. Johnny Fletcher
8 pp · Crime
The End of the Danton Mob!
9 pp · Crime

Officer Alice Purdy goes undercover at the fights to track the elusive Danton mob, and a chance encounter with their hot-headed leader Bill Danton at a local tavern gives her the break the police have been hunting for. As she builds his trust with her wit and charm, she sets a trap that will finally bring the gang to justice. It's a tense cat-and-mouse game where one clever detective uses her nerve and quick thinking to outmaneuver a crew of killers.

Communications
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
The Clue of the Secret Number!
7 pp · Crime

When two ruthless killers, Luther and Jesse Paley, murder Sheriff Clifford and his son on a remote highway, investigators face a crucial problem: the brothers have hammered out the car's serial number to cover their tracks. But the killers didn't know about the manufacturer's secret number—a detail that could be the break investigators need to track them down. As the hunt intensifies, one hidden clue may be all that stands between justice and escape.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime

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Raw (Good) $20
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $202*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $89*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $74
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Full credits

artist, inker Bob Fujitani
cover pencils, inks Charles Biro

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