Crime Does Not Pay #62
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue contains two main crime stories. The first tale follows a gang leader named Frank whose girlfriend Mary testifies against him in court, leading to his conviction and execution; the story emphasizes the consequences of his criminal life. The second story, "Murder Pays—The Hangman," recounts a 1930 New Orleans bank robbery by Joe Stoots and his accomplices, during which they kill a bank officer; the criminals attempt to flee but are pursued by police and citizens, with the narrative concluding that their crimes ultimately lead to their downfall.
William Nevinson, a cunning and cruel highwayman terrorizing 17th-century Yorkshire, revels in murder and robbery with a twisted sense of humor—selecting his victims with cold calculation and theatrical cruelty. When authorities believe they've finally captured and executed him, Nevinson's games continue in a darkly unexpected way, forcing the Sheriff to devise one last desperate gambit to end the Terror of the Roads once and for all. This brutal tale of England's most vicious outlaw showcases the grim price of unchecked villainy.
William Bonney, the outlaw who'd come to be known as Billy the Kid, begins as a gun-obsessed young man before turning to gambling and increasingly violent crime across the frontier. Driven by greed and a cruel streak masked by legend, he partners with various associates in schemes that escalate from card sharping to gunplay, leaving a trail of dead men in his wake. This is the true story behind the myth—a portrait of a ruthless criminal whose trigger finger answered only to his own ego.
When millionaire Ellis Blackton is found dead in his locked study on the morning of June 1st, Inspector Roston must sift through the motives of several suspects—Blackton's desperate nephew Walter, his long-suffering housekeeper Mrs. Mitchell, his ambitious secretary Tracy Farley, and his estranged colleague Professor Lorbin—to identify which one used poison gas to silence the cantankerous old man. With just two crucial clues and two hours on the clock, can you spot the killer before Roston does?
Leo Hall is a remorseless criminal with a sadistic streak—a man who kills animals for sport and takes pleasure in spreading terror wherever he goes. Set in 1932 Seattle, this story follows Hall as he involves himself in bootleg operations, commits brutal murders, and leaves a trail of violence in his wake. When his recklessness lands him in prison, his release in 1934 marks the beginning of an even darker chapter of robbery and murder.
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Reprinted in Crime Does Not Pay #62 (1948), Crime Does Not Pay, 1953, (Annual) #[nn] (1953)
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