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Crime Smashers #14
Crime Smashers #14 An anthology issue featuring multiple crime stories. One story involves a circus setting where Selswick, the circus owner, draws a rifle to kill what he believes is the escaped gorilla Garganto, but the film evidence reveals the murder weapon actually came from actor Claude Burton's rifle, leading to a murderer's confession. Another story follows a woman named Peggy who is revealed to be a murderess after creating sketches that frame an innocent man; her motive was to rid herself of her husband so she could marry her victim. A third story depicts Mac's surveillance of an angry man named Stark, tracking him to a cheap hotel and later witnessing a mysterious figure entering his store at night, culminating in a dramatic confrontation between the characters.