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Cover: Louis Zansky

Crime Must Pay the Penalty #12

Feb 1950 · Ace Magazines [1940s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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# Crime Must Pay the Penalty #12 This issue contains multiple crime stories presented as true cases. "Styled for Disaster" follows a sailor who attempts a con using fake Navy credentials and papers in Havana, eventually being apprehended by authorities who expose his deception. "Boomerang Bluff" depicts a murder mystery involving a man found dead near an irrigation ditch; the investigation reveals complications when a woman identifies the corpse as her husband, but clues point toward an imposter and bootleggers, ultimately leading authorities to pursue the real perpetrators and uncover connections to organized crime. The final story shown involves the investigation into "Tommy Vander," a criminal sought for multiple murders, whose identity is confirmed through rogues' gallery pictures, leading to a confrontation on a Saturday night where law enforcement closes in on their target.

Contains 4 stories
Boomerang Bluff
8 pp · Crime
Dealers in White Death
7 pp · Crime
One Angle Too Many
8 pp · Crime

Dan "Angles" Hatton lives up to his reputation as a criminal mastermind with a scheming solution for every job—this time, a bold armored-car robbery in Denver where he uses an impersonation scam to walk away with the cash before the authorities even know what hit them. But when one clever angle leads to another, and bodies start piling up across state lines, Hatton's streak of narrow escapes finally catches the attention of law enforcement in ways even his twisted genius can't outthink. Watch as "Angles" discovers that sometimes being too clever for your own good comes back to haunt you.

Styled for Disaster
7 pp · Crime

Tommy Vander's obsessive attention to his wardrobe—changing outfits to match his moods and crimes—makes him predictable to both gangsters and police, but he stays one step ahead through his restaurant supply racket and increasingly desperate schemes. When Detective Palmer closes in on him for a murder, Vander orchestrates witness elimination and pivots to kidnapping a wealthy gambler, convinced his costume changes will keep him invisible. But his own sartorial superstitions may finally be the thread that unravels him.

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Full credits

artist, inker Sy Grudko
cover pencils, inks Louis Zansky

Reprints

Reprinted in Justice Traps the Guilty #34 (1943), Crime Must Pay the Penalty #41 (1954), Crime Must Pay the Penalty #42 (1954)

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