War Against Crime #1

In "Portfolio of Death!", Dmitri Martine finds himself caught between his criminal empire and the law when he learns the police have evidence ready to dismantle his operation. With his allies arrested and a trap set at police HQ, Martine must decide whether to trust his business partner Emil Antonescu—or risk being the final casualty in a game he thought he was winning.

In "Smokin' Six-Guns!", two brothers with a taste for outlaw glory—Bud and Tom Harvey—begin their criminal spree with a train heist, but their ambitions quickly harden into violence when faced with resistance. As Sheriff Martin Hughes closes in, the line between robbery and murder blurs, and the frontier justice they once mocked begins to catch up with them.

Spotlight John Morlan came west chasing fame, eager to live up to the legends he’d read about—only to find himself playing a role he wasn’t cut out to play. When gang leader Scar Meldrum takes him under his wing, John’s thirst for attention leads him down a path he can’t escape, where the spotlight burns a little too bright.

In "Little Miss Mob Marker," former drugstore clerk Betty Zalman—now known as the ruthless Mob Marker—rises from obscurity to carve a bloody path through the underworld, teaming up with racketeer Happy Gordon to fuel her criminal empire. With her gang at her side and a hunger for power, she plans a final score before vanishing, but her escape hinges on betraying the man who made her rise—setting off a deadly reckoning.

When a million-dollar emerald scarab from the tomb of Pharaoh Tut-Ma goes on display at the Metropolis Museum, tensions rise as the museum’s detective, Jim, and curator Towne brace for a heist by the notorious jewel thief Fingers Sharp. As the thief strikes, the scarab’s ancient curse seems to turn the tide—leading the thief to his doom and leaving the museum’s guards, including Bill, Johnson, Brown, and Kelly, to wonder if the past is truly buried.

Charles Hanley, a fugitive on the run after a deadly robbery, stages his own death and takes on the identity of Ralph Duncan—only to find that the man he’s replaced has a past that’s far from forgotten. As Hanley slips into Duncan’s life, the web of lies begins to tighten, with the landlady, a gas station attendant, and even the police chief watching closely. The law may be blind, but in this story, it’s also patient—and it’s coming for the man who stole a name.

Midge Calhoun, wife of policeman Ed Calhoun, trades her quiet life for a dangerous thrill, lured by luxury and power. As she orchestrates robberies with her partner Pete Halladay, using her husband’s inside knowledge, the line between loyalty and betrayal begins to blur—until a violent act forces Ed to confront the truth, setting off a chain of events that changes everything.