Almanac of Crime#[1]

Almanac of Crime #[1]

Jan 1948 · Fox · 0.25 USD

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"Cattle Kate: The Queen of the Rustlers!" delivers a gritty 1948 mystery with a twist, as private eye Crane is drawn into a Hollywood murder case that leads him through shadowy backlot secrets and a trail of clues hidden in plain sight. Penciled and inked by Bob Forgione, this early Fox Comics tale blends noir atmosphere with a classic whodunit structure, culminating in a clever twist revealed in the final two upside-down panels.

Contains 5 stories

Cattle Kate: The Queen of the Rustlers!

9 pp · Crime, Western-Frontier

Kate Maxwell [Ella Watson]ZebJim AverillMamiePete

Kiss of Death Kate

7 pp · Western-Frontier

Frankie Yale

1 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime

Untitled Crime story

1 pp · Crime, Detective-Mystery

CraneLana RoxanneLeroy KovitchJune HollisterNiles Gans

In this stark 1948 crime tale from *Almanac of Crime*, private eye Crane is pulled into the glittering world of Hollywood when a starlet’s murder shakes the studio lot. With only a few pages and a twist hidden in the final two upside-down panels, the mystery unfolds through sharp clues and shadowed intrigue.

Untitled Crime story

1 pp · Crime

ChuckFrankie

In the shadowy world of 1948’s Almanac of Crime, two crooks crack a bank vault and walk away with a fortune—only to find their partnership crumbling before the loot is even counted. Tensions rise as one man refuses to split the take, and the real question isn’t who’s lying, but who’s about to make the next move.