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Cover: Jack Kirby & Joe Simon
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Police Trap #6

Sep 1955 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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Police officers use one-way windows to observe evidence and catch criminals without their knowledge. A man named Harry Carpenter, a robber and thief, is arrested after being recognized at a police station, having previously stolen money from a pocketbook. Under interrogation, Carpenter admits to keeping the stolen bills but claims he saved the change from tips and his wife's birthday money to justify possessing the cash. When confronted with a witness who saw him at a holdup, Carpenter refuses to confess or provide a description of the killer, forcing the detective to employ psychological pressure tactics to extract the truth from the reluctant suspect.

Contains 5 stories
The Amateur!
6 pp · Crime

Mart Vincent, a brand-new detective sent from the city to a skeptical farm town, must solve a series of murders that have left the local sheriff stumped—despite the townspeople's doubts about his inexperience. As Vincent pieces together a hidden connection between the victims, he finds himself questioning everything he's been told and alienating the very people who might help him crack the case. When a fourth body turns up under suspicious circumstances, the young detective's unconventional approach finally pays off, though not without danger.

The Debt
5 pp · Crime

A cop faces an agonizing choice when the criminal he's sworn to bring in—Harry Carpenter—shows up at his door asking for shelter, reminding him that Carpenter once saved his son's life. With a wanted poster out and police closing in, the officer must weigh the debt he owes against the badge he wears and the trust his own son places in him. "The Debt" explores what it truly means to uphold the law when your heart is pulling in the opposite direction.

$64 Question
3 pp · Crime

When a society figure named Phillip Bond is found dead with poison at his side, homicide detectives Mason and Rice initially treat it as a routine suicide—until young Arnold Bond's account of events starts to unravel under scrutiny. As the sergeants piece together inconsistencies in the nephew's story, they uncover the $64 question that cracks the case wide open. A tense cat-and-mouse interrogation ensues as the detectives close in on the truth.

Only the Guilty Run!
6 pp · Crime

Detective Frank Boyd and his partner Will Clark arrive at a department store to investigate a pickpocketing complaint, only to recognize the accused man as Tony Morse, an ex-con trying to go straight. When Morse panics and flees, Boyd pursues him through the city streets and subway—but a chance encounter with the original accuser reveals a shocking truth that forces Boyd to confront his own assumptions about guilt and redemption. A tense reminder that in police work, jumping to conclusions can cost an innocent man everything.

Third Degree
5 pp · Crime

A tough cop grills a reluctant witness to a holdup murder, determined to extract a description of the killer despite her fears for her children's safety. As reporters circle and doubt his methods, Lieutenant Keller pushes harder—until the witness finally breaks and identifies the suspect as Eddie Morris. What follows is a collision between duty and conscience that leaves Keller questioning the cost of getting results, even when justice is served.

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Full credits

writer, artist Jack Kirby
cover pencils, inks Jack Kirby
cover inks Joe Simon

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Reprinted in The Simon and Kirby Library #[nn] (2011)

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