Lawbreakers #1

Dr. Joseph West starts out struggling to build a medical practice, but his moral compass crumbles when a criminal gang offers him easy money to patch up a wounded man—and things only get worse from there. When the notorious Shiek Dugan approaches him with an even bigger payday for plastic surgery to evade the feds, West finds himself trapped in a criminal underworld that demands far more than he bargained for. This 1951 crime tale shows how quickly a doctor's oath can be abandoned when greed takes over.

Pete Ronson and his partner Rusty sign aboard the tramp steamer Maude Miller for a government investigation, but quickly discover the vessel is running illegal guns destined to destabilize Central America. When the crew catches on to their true identities, Pete and Rusty must fight their way through Blackie Horne's ruthless crew to radio for help and expose the smuggling operation.

Johnny Bellows, the city's hard-hitting detective, finds himself in the middle of a holdup attempt at a taxi garage and decides to turn the tables on the would-be crooks. Working with a young reporter named Peg and a friend eager to help, Johnny orchestrates an elaborate trap using a fake society column story to draw the gang out of hiding. When the criminals take the bait at a fancy hotel reception, Johnny and his team are ready to shut down their crime spree for good.

When a young man recovers from a gunshot wound inflicted by the ruthless Clem Barrow, he joins a group of homesteaders determined to settle in Broad Valley—despite Barrow's violent warnings to stay out. As the settlers face Barrow's murderous assault on their camp, they devise a desperate plan to drive the outlaw and his gang from the range once and for all. This six-page western shows frontier justice taking shape when civilization's law hasn't yet reached the open spaces.

At an auto speedway, rival drivers Jim Ryder and a fellow competitor clash over a woman named Edith, while team manager Paul Lawrence tries to keep his squabbling crew focused on winning the big race. When sabotage on the racetrack leads to tragedy, Death itself seems to take notice—and Paul discovers that murder has a way of catching up with the guilty.

A bank cashier spots a suspicious stranger observing a customer sign a check—and when that same customer's signature turns up forged the next day, the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. With nothing but careful observation and quick thinking, the cashier races to uncover the culprit's identity before another crime can strike.