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Crime Detector #1
This is an anthology issue containing multiple crime stories. "Trap for Boobs" follows Judd Elihu Branson, who sets an elaborate trap for his business partner Henry Jacobi by faring a trap designed for flies, leading to Jacobi's death and Branson's eventual execution in the electric chair. Another story features Warden Thompson and a man named Kemmler who is scheduled to be executed; Kemmler reveals a murder plot involving a barber shop haircut before meeting his final fate. A third story depicts a gang of purple-clad criminals who are taught a lesson by law enforcement through a demonstration involving ripped clothes and physical punishment, after which they are arrested and their criminal operation is dismantled.