Pageant of Comics #2

A peaceful farmer in the Ozarks, Harry Tracy, abruptly turned to a life of crime, becoming a notorious fugitive hunted across multiple states. After a series of violent acts, including killing a state marshal and escaping from prison, he was finally tracked down while seeking work on a farm.

When a prominent man is found dead in his home with a gun nearby, the police suspect suicide—until a sharp-eyed reporter, Jane Arden, notices the lack of blood and the suspiciously clean scene. With the victim’s husband, Harvey Greep, and his chauffeur, Henry, providing alibis that don’t quite add up, the investigation takes a turn when a mysterious stranger is seen slipping into a nearby store. As the inspector and Jane piece together clues—from a warm hearth and a silenced gun to a missing clue in the house—doubt grows that the killer may have returned to finish what they started.

A con artist posing as a wealthy oilman tricks a jewelry store into selling him a rare pearl, then schemes with his partner to sell it back at a massive profit—only for a sharp-eyed reporter, Jane Arden, to unravel the scam by posing as a grieving widow. As the duo prepares to cash in on their fake sale, Jane sets a trap that exposes the ruse just as the criminals think they’ve won.

Crime Reporter Jane Arden and her companion Tubby investigate a suspicious employment agency promising foreign travel jobs, only to uncover a scam involving fake medical shots and stolen deposits—leading them to confront the swindlers behind the scheme.

In a 1947 mystery set in the quiet town of Stroke-Ville, crime reporter Jane Arden teams up with Inspector Murphy to investigate the death of local banker Horace Stake, whose apparent suicide is called into question by strange mud and footprints. As they piece together clues from a plaster cast of the killer’s gait and a detailed "walking picture" diagram, Jane uses her research to identify a suspect based on the murderer’s distinctive, uneven stride and physical build. With the evidence pointing toward the bank’s cashier, Sam Nebber, the investigation takes a tense turn as they set a trap to confirm their theory—before the killer can disappear.