Crime Fighting Detective #16

Detective Hal "Two-Gun" Spencer investigates the murder of Frank Eldridge, a department store owner, after a suspect with a motive emerges. As evidence mounts against a former associate, Art Balter, Spencer begins to question the case when he notices a striking resemblance between the victim and a recently targeted gangster, hinting at a possible mistaken identity.

In "The Black Smoke Curse!!" from Crime Fighting Detective #16 (1951), detective King Cole steps in to protect the Ski-Hi Diamond Company’s valuable shipment for a million-dollar fee—only to be rejected, setting off a daring heist carried out by impostor firemen in the dead of night.

Detective Larry Broderick is called to the Randolph mansion after millionaire Oscar Randolph claims his Rembrandt painting has been stolen—though no signs of forced entry or footprints are found. As the mystery deepens, Broderick uncovers a series of strange events, including a mysterious figure in the house and a servant with a hidden past, all while suspecting that the real culprit may not be a thief, but someone else entirely.