The reading room
Famous Crimes #9
Famous Crimes #9 is an anthology issue featuring multiple crime stories from police files. The lead story involves a criminal named Black who plants dough on an accomplice named Harry, leading Harry to turn him in to the sheriff; when Black later escapes from prison and tracks down Harry seeking revenge, a shootout ensues near Seattle and an abandoned cabin. The issue also includes an informational feature titled "Science vs. Crimes," which explains forensic techniques such as fingerprint analysis, ballistics comparison, lie detection, and footprint casting used by law enforcement to solve crimes. A second story titled "From Police Files" depicts events in Bothell, Seattle involving escaped convicts and their attempts to flee to South America by boat, with law enforcement pursuit.