Crime Must Pay the Penalty #11

Crime Must Pay the Penalty #11 (1949) This issue contains two crime stories. "The Show-Off Slayer" depicts Ralph Lee, a gangster and murderer with a compulsion for publicity, who terrorizes a city by targeting those he believes have wronged him, including speakeasy operators and those who refuse to recognize his infamy. "Gus Norris" tells of a vicious mobster whose reign of terror is eventually stopped when law enforcement closes in, with the narrative revealing details of his criminal methods including murder, extortion, and armed robbery. Both stories emphasize the violent consequences of organized crime and the eventual capture or downfall of their criminal protagonists.