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Crime Fighting Detective #13
Crime-Fighting Detective #13 This issue contains multiple crime stories. The lead story involves a manhunt for criminal Hamilton, who narrowly escapes death and assembles a posse to evade capture, eventually heading toward Mississippi as his only sanctuary. A separate narrative follows a murder trial centered on the death of Al Storki, a crime boss; the prosecutor argues that Joe Storki, Al's brother, is guilty based on circumstantial evidence including a gun found on George Antilli's desk, though the case hinges on a dictaphone recording that reveals crucial details about the actual murderer and provides Antilli with an alibi. Additional stories include a prison escape tale in which an inmate named King orchestrates a breakout during a guard change, and various other crime-fighting scenarios typical of the detective anthology format.