Crime Does Not Pay #22
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn the 1942 crime anthology Crime Does Not Pay #22, the story "The Real Story Behind Lepke, Mad Dog of the Underworld" delivers a gritty, real-world tale of vengeance and redemption. Written and illustrated by Alan Mandel, it follows the rise of Bill Reed, a man paralyzed in childhood who, after years of struggle, builds wings to walk again and dedicates his newfound mobility to fighting crime—until he faces the dangerous and vengeful Wrench, a war-scarred adversary with a personal grudge. The cover, by Charles Biro, captures the tension of the era’s crime drama, a 10-cent snapshot of wartime suspense.
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Although struck down with infantile paraylsis, wealthy Bill Reed, after being put down by a college rival for his sweetheart's hand, develops a set of wings, and, over a period of two years, perfects them and is able to walk again. He dedicates his life to serving mankind: foiling hijackers, rounding up public enemies, and so on until a foe emerges called the Wrench, who had suffered injuries from grabbing an incendiary bomb in the 1st World War, and who threatens the S.S. Atlantic.
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