The Perfect Crime #28

# The Perfect Crime #28 (September 1952) The issue opens with "The Perfect Crime," a prison break story in which a butcher named Jimmy and an elderly man called Tully attempt to escape from custody by overpowering guards and fleeing the prison grounds, relying on wind to cover their scent from tracking dogs. Following their escape, the two criminals plan to hide out, with Jimmy expressing confidence in their scheme while Tully fears recapture. The story includes an editorial section addressing various confidence games and cons used to defraud the public, explaining short cons and the "top soil gag," along with an appeal for reader letters describing other criminal schemes for future publication.