True Crime Comics #9

When rival gangsters Big Phil Cappolla and Little Mike Turk clash for control of Boston's underworld, the city descends into a brutal war that leaves bodies in its wake. As Phil plots his revenge in a restaurant trap, the conflict spirals beyond either criminal's control, drawing in unexpected players and setting the stage for a reckoning that the law won't ignore. Based on actual police files, this tale of ambition and violence shows how far two men will go to rule the streets.

In the shadow of history, a doctor’s life unravels after treating the man who killed a president—Samuel Mudd, wrongfully accused and sentenced to Devil’s Island. Amid the brutal isolation of the prison, his courage shines when he risks everything to save lives during a yellow fever outbreak, earning a pardon that rewrites his legacy.

Ernest Proughly starts as a small-time lookout for a mob, but after squealing on his cohorts to avoid the electric chair, he emerges from prison transformed—convinced that terror itself is an art form worth perfecting. Now posing as a bizarre costumed mugger, he prowls the city terrorizing victims for profit, until detectives Ray Bandson and Esther Gourney set a trap to stop him. What happens when a criminal who's mastered the mechanics of fear finally meets his match is a collision neither he nor the law quite expected.