Police Comics #28

In this 1944 wartime humor tale from Police Comics #28, Pappy Drip’s well-meaning attempt to “drill” a major’s neighbors with his rifle leads to a riotous misunderstanding. When the townsfolk demand justice, they turn their fury on the officer who set the whole mess in motion.

Flatfoot Burns finally catches a break when a desperate pair of relatives hires him to track down their mysteriously vanished step-nephew—for a measly ten dollars. What Burns doesn't realize is that his hapless detective work is exactly what the conspirators wanted, until a few cluttered clues (and some quick thinking from his quarry) force him to uncover the sinister kidnapping plot they'd set in motion. A wonderfully muddled mystery where the bumbling detective stumbles onto the truth despite himself, and everyone ends up exactly where they deserve to be.

In "Blue Coats Don't Turn Back Bullets," Officer Richards finds himself unexpectedly tasked with watching over Tommy, the younger brother of a recently arrested gangster. When Tommy discovers that Richards is secretly the vigilante Manhunter, he betrays him to the very gang he thought he'd join—but soon learns the truth behind his brother's downfall. With the secret now his to protect, Tommy must decide where his loyalty truly lies.