True Comics #82

Hank Luisetti came to Stanford University as a high school graduate in 1935, and Coach John Bunn saw potential in the tall young player despite his reluctance to shoot. Rising quickly through the freshman and sophomore ranks, Luisetti faced down the country's best teams—from rival Southern California to the powerhouse Long Island University—and earned national acclaim with his scoring prowess and fierce competitive drive. This is the story of how a California kid became one of basketball's all-time greats.

In December 1872, the merchant ship Marie Celeste is discovered drifting off Gibraltar by the crew of the Del Gratia—but when they board her, they find the vessel completely abandoned, with no sign of struggle, no distress signals, and the captain's log still warm from recent writing. The crew, officers, and every living soul aboard have vanished without a trace, leaving behind one of history's most enduring maritime mysteries that has never been solved.

G-Man Steve Saunders tracks a ruthless criminal gang known for their military-precision bank robberies across the West Coast—led by the cunning Milton David Hartman, who uses stolen cars, elaborate diversions, and meticulous planning to stay one step ahead of the law. As the Shotgun Robbers strike again and again, Saunders studies their methods, waiting for the moment when even Hartman's careful schemes will finally slip up. This true-crime tale, presented with FBI cooperation, follows the cat-and-mouse game between a brilliant investigator and a criminal mastermind who thinks he's infallible.

Lincoln takes on the case of his old friend Hannah Armstrong's son, Duff, who stands accused of murder despite her conviction of his innocence. When a witness claims to have seen Duff strike the victim with a heavy sling in the dead of night, Lincoln's courtroom cross-examination—armed with nothing but an 1857 almanac—unravels the testimony's credibility by revealing an impossible detail about the moonlight that night. A gripping tale of how a good lawyer's logic and loyalty to old friends can cut through a presumption of guilt.