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Crime and Punishment #28 cover
Cover: Charles Biro

Crime and Punishment #28

Jul 1950 · Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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This issue contains three crime stories as indicated on the cover: "The Empty Apartment," "How I Stopped a Taxi War," and "Who Dunnit?: Can You Solve the Case of the Inquisitive Photographer." The visible story excerpt depicts a stolen-car ring operating in Little Ferry, New Jersey, where Chief of Police Charles Schedivy investigates a series of vehicle thefts from parking lots. The thieves use wax impressions to duplicate car keys and operating out of the area, they file serial numbers, repaint vehicles, and sell them in New York and elsewhere before finally being apprehended through police detective work.

Contains 6 stories
The Empty Apartment
12 pp · Crime
Officer Common Sense

A mob uses an empty apartment as a hideout to set up a murder, but their plan hits an unexpected snag when a family moves in across the street—and the boy's grandfather discovers their deadly scheme. Officer Bill and a young woman named Judy find themselves racing against time to stop the killers before they complete their assignment at noon, while a spirited old man and his grandson fight to survive the night in the apartment.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Over the Wall!
8 pp · Crime

When a prison official reflects on his forty years of service on the eve of retirement, he recounts three of the most cunning jailbreaks he's witnessed—each a study in desperation and ingenuity that ultimately reveals how criminal schemes unravel under their own weight. From a convict's meticulous plan to exploit a crumbling wall, to a small-town crime spree with a shocking twist, to a daring escape attempt from death row itself, these stories prove that the odds always favor the law. "Over the Wall!" showcases the relentless cat-and-mouse game between those who defy the system and the forces determined to stop them.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
0.5 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
How I Stopped a Taxi War!
9 pp · Crime

Detective Johnny Shea goes undercover to infiltrate a brutal taxi war between the Flagg and Pierce cab companies that's terrorizing Midwest City's streets. Working solo against the mayor's wishes, Shea uses a sabotaged cab accident and Eddie, a sympathetic hackman, to gain access to the rival bosses' inner circles and expose the violence behind their fight for monopoly control of the prime hack stands downtown. It's a calculated game of nerve and infiltration where Shea must stay one step ahead of two power-hungry operators before the bloodshed claims any more innocent lives.

Can You Solve The Case of the Inquisitive Photographer?
6 pp · Crime

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Full credits

artist, inker Tony DiPreta
cover pencils, inks Charles Biro

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