Crime and Justice #24

A Rookie Cop faces down a gang of street hoodlums inspired by a local crime boss on East Avenue, and he's got only one week to turn them around before they're shipped off to reform school. When Patrolman Boyle—himself a former prizefighter—tries winning the kids over with boxing exhibitions and straight talk, he discovers that admiration for "Nails" Riordan's brutal methods runs deeper than he expected. With the tough kids watching his every move, Boyle must find a way to prove that real strength means more than brass knuckles and a hard reputation.

A brazen thief working the locker room at City Hospital thinks he's found the perfect crime—stealing just pennies from each employee so no one notices the loss—but a young intern discovers the systematic pilfering and devises a clever trap using a chemical powder that reveals the culprit in an unmistakable way. Watch as a small-time scheme unravels when the crook finally meets his match.

A bank president reports his vault looted to the police, but an observant inspector zeroes in on a crucial detail in the suspect's account—one that reveals the "perfect crime" may not be so perfect after all. This tense 1955 mystery challenges you to spot the clue before the inspector does.

Radar the International Policeman investigates the mysterious disappearance of United Nations Relief Organization supply trucks bound for the hungry citizens of Drensla, where black market operators have been profiting from shortages. Suspecting sabotage, Radar hitches a ride on a replacement truck to expose the conspiracy—only to discover a phony detour sign and criminals waiting to intercept the supplies. Now trapped and outgunned, Radar must outmaneuver the black market ring before more relief trucks drive into the ambush.

Little Al of the Secret Service and his sidekick Ox arrive in Trieste to investigate a gold smuggling ring, only to find themselves caught in a dangerous trap when a mysterious woman hands off a briefcase and vanishes into the night. Lured to a nightclub and drugged, the agents wake aboard a heavily armed vessel—prisoners of the ruthless Dr. Huszch and his accomplice, the alluring Bianca. With Italian customs agents closing in and the conspiracy unraveling around them, Little Al and Ox must fight their way back into the game before the mastermind slips through their fingers.