Approved Comics #8

This anthology crime comic contains multiple stories of lawbreakers and their schemes. "Durable Mike Malloy" follows a criminal operation where three insurance salesmen plot to poison Mike Malloy and collect on three policies worth $300 each, though their plan encounters complications. "The Squeelers" depicts Detective Ed Worth investigating a murder at a bar and grill, uncovering Joe Ashley as a suspect before orchestrating his arrest through an elaborate deception involving planted evidence. The issue also includes "The Dream Horse Winners," in which Rick Fraser, a chronic gambler, dreams of a horse race and attempts to profit from betting on the horse he saw in his dream. Another story, "Touch Beat," follows a hero cop's secret method for solving crimes.