Crime and Justice #3

This non-fiction story examines the tools and techniques law enforcement uses to solve crimes, from radio communications that broadcast wanted alarms to patrol cars, to fingerprint photography and advanced detection equipment like the fluoroscope. Illustrated by Frank Bell, "Communications" walks readers through how modern police science—including moulage reproductions of evidence and forensic imaging—has transformed crime investigation into a rigorous, evidence-based practice.

A boy named Johnny gets caught in the crossfire when two neighborhood gangs clash, but the real trouble begins when adult gangsters intrude on the fight—and a homemade gun in the hands of a kid gang member becomes the centerpiece of a chain reaction that involves the police, a reluctant doctor, and a desperate scramble for the truth. Walter Davoren's pencils and inks capture the raw desperation as the consequences of that single shot spiral far beyond what anyone intended, teaching a hard lesson about how quickly a moment of anger can destroy a life.

When a dockworker named Hook Lally stumbles onto a fortune in gold hidden on a shipping pier, his discovery of Art Lansky's smuggling racket sets off a violent chain reaction of betrayal and bloodshed. Caught between a ruthless criminal operation and his own gold-fueled ambitions, Lally must navigate a treacherous game where one misstep could be his last. This 1951 crime tale explores how the promise of sudden wealth can corrupt an honest man's judgment in the blink of an eye.

A man boards a train haunted by violent thoughts of a woman from his past, his mind spiraling into a horrifying fantasy where he acts on his darkest impulses—only to wake and discover the nightmare may not be what it seemed. "Nightmare of Death" explores the terrifying power of a disturbed mind as it races between reality and delusion, leaving a man shaken and uncertain about what he's truly capable of.

Len Rawson, hard-boiled F.B.I. agent, tackles an art theft case on New York's elite Fifty-Seventh Street—only to uncover a sprawling insurance swindle far more dangerous than a simple stolen painting. When a forger connected to the scheme is found dead outside the gallery and Rawson closes in on the mastermind behind it, art and violence collide in a thrilling takedown. This 1951 case proves that even when you don't know a Rembrandt from a comic strip, a good agent always gets results.