Crime Detective Comics v2 #1

This issue contains multiple crime stories. One story involves the murder of Monsieur Dalon, an accident victim whose death leads to an investigation revealing a complex scheme involving forged handwriting and a will; an uncle's murder is ultimately uncovered, and a character named Jean Balfour is arrested for it. Another story, "Cooked in Oil," is based on an actual case and follows con artist Petey-the-Kid Regan, a New York specialist in spotting marks, who encounters Robert Hamilton Jr. from San Francisco; the tale involves Grant's Tomb and the unfolding of a criminal scheme in the city.