Lawbreakers #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Lawbreakers" #2 is an anthology featuring multiple crime stories. "Henpecked Murderer" depicts a murder investigation aboard a ship where a captain is found dead and detectives search for the weapon used to kill him. "Death at High Tide" and "Wages of Crime" are additional crime thrillers included in the issue. "Killer's Revenge" follows Bud Lake as he searches for the man who killed his partner Pete Reynolds and stole their gold, tracking the murderer through a ghost mining town. A separate story depicts a man who lost money gambling attempting to recover his losses through illegal means, only to be caught by police who arrive at the scene.
Ricky Stevens leads a double life—telling his wife he's out on mysterious errands while he actually commits a series of home robberies posing as an FBI agent. When his neglected wife Polly grows suspicious of his late nights and finally discovers a stolen gold cigarette case meant as a peace offering, her jealous rage sets in motion a chain of events that will catch up with him. A sharp crime noir tale about how deception within a marriage can prove just as dangerous as a criminal's own methods.
Rod Raymond, a hot-headed ex-cop turned private investigator, arrives at a yacht to protect a man threatened by his ex-wife's new husband—only to discover a corpse and a tangle of suspects with compelling motives. As Rod sifts through conflicting alibis and suspicious evidence, he'll need more than his police training to uncover whether this is a straightforward murder or an elaborate frame-up designed to send an innocent man to the chair.
Johnny Bellows just wants a quiet night out at the movies with his girl Peg, but when armed robbers strike the theater during their date, this hard-nosed cop finds himself without his pistol and forced to improvise. With Peg knocked unconscious in the chaos, Johnny commandeers a taxi and pursues the fleeing criminals across town in a high-speed chase that proves his off-duty determination matches his on-the-clock grit.
It's 1924, and Death himself stalks the streets of gangland looking for his next victim—a young fighter named Mack Harris who catches the eye of crime boss "Gat" Carson. When Carson recruits Harris to muscle protection rackets and strong-arm jobs, the kid discovers he's traded his boxing gloves for a one-way ticket down a dark and violent road. Watch as Harris learns firsthand that the wages of crime lead to an inevitable and grim destination.
A young man desperate to impress his girlfriend turns to small-time gambling raids, but when the cops crack down, he's pulled deeper into crime with his partner Frankie—leading to a botched gasoline plant robbery and a prison sentence. Years later, after engineering a daring escape from the road gang, the two fugitives find themselves cornered by police, their freedom undone by the very person he trusted most. "Stepping Stones to Terror" is a grim reminder of how one wrong choice can become a chain reaction of desperation and betrayal.
ComicBooks.com Value
Find on ebay
Read it digitally
Sell my copy
Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.
We Buy Collections ▸Reviews
Reader reviews
No reader reviews yet.