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Crime Does Not Pay #104
This anthology issue contains five crime stories. "Dead Men Don't Double Cross" depicts a scheme involving a car and insurance fraud that turns deadly when the conspirators betray one another. "Terror in the Dark" and "The Riddle of Blackbeard's Treasure" are also featured. "The Curious Case of the Curio" follows Janet as she encounters a mysterious antique shop owner named Sol Peters and becomes entangled in questions about rare Tibetan artifacts connected to a man from her past named Jack. "Murder in Greenwich Village" recounts how Harry Sloane's casual visit to a café leads to murder when his girlfriend Grace demands money to prove her loyalty, setting in motion a tragic chain of events.