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Men Against Crime #5

Jun 1951 · Ace Magazines [1940s-1950s] · 0.10 USD

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This anthology issue contains two crime stories. "Crime's Ten-Percenter" follows a criminal mastermind who organizes crime like a business, leaving behind a filing system that helps police identify and apprehend criminals; a commissioner and police detective discuss how this will make their work easier. The second story, featuring Lance Reeves, tells of a young man named Jimmy Harker who falls into crime after his father's death; when Jimmy is caught stealing a car, Lance Reeves visits him in prison and helps guide him toward reform, ultimately leading Jimmy to assist police in recovering a stolen vehicle and identifying the criminals behind it.

Contains 4 stories

Hoodlum from Hollywood

8 pp · Crime

A disillusioned former gangster film star, Marty Franz, orchestrates a violent robbery during a movie shoot, using real guns and stolen jewels to exact revenge on the studio that cast him aside. As he flees with his gang to a remote mountain hideout, the line between his past roles and present crime begins to blur.

Crime's Ten-percenter

7 pp · Crime

Rick Slade, a cunning criminal posing as a legitimate broker, runs a front for a network of expert thieves, using coded stock references to plan heists. After a major robbery goes awry and one of his men is captured, Rick must scramble to protect his operation when the police close in—only to face betrayal from within.

Prey of the Harbor Shark

8 pp · Crime

A young man with a criminal past, once a petty thief, rises to become the ruthless leader of a modern river pirate gang preying on waterfront warehouses. After a failed attempt to steal from tourists, he’s briefly imprisoned, but upon release, he transforms into "Sailor Mango," orchestrating a series of high-stakes raids using a stolen cruiser and a crew of hardened outcasts.

Spoor of the High Octane Bandit

7 pp · Crime