War Against Crime #1
"Public Enemy... The Story of 'Machine-Gun' Kelley!" kicks off with a gritty, no-frills look at Betty, a restless drugstore counter girl turned crime queen, whose hunger for more leads her down a violent path. Written, drawn, and inked by Johnny Craig—his full creative hand on every page—this raw, early tale unfolds with a stark, unflinching tone, tracing her rise through crime and her desperate bid to escape the grip of racketeer Happy Gordon. The cover, also by Craig, captures the story’s tense, hard-edged mood.
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Betty was a drugstore counter girl who was not content with an easy, slow life. She wanted things and wanted them now, so she resorted to using a gun and hopped up gunmen to get them for her. Her first target was found at the Fifty-Four Club and she was then on a roll of crime and murder, teaming up with racketeer, Happy Gordon. Having banked most of her loot, Betty wants to retire, but fears Gordon will not allow it, so she decides to betray Gordon to the law. Wounded, Gordon decides on payback.....and gets his revenge.
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