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Gangsters and Gunmolls #2
This anthology issue contains three crime stories. "Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow" follows the infamous outlaw couple and their partnership in murder, depicting their 1933 hideout in Joplin, Missouri and their conflicts with rival gang organizations including the Genna Brothers and Torrio-Capone gang. "The Kissing Bandit" chronicles a jewel thief who uses his charm and an emerald necklace as part of an elaborate robbery scheme targeting wealthy victims. "The Wild Genna Brothers" portrays the violent criminal organization that rose to prominence in Chicago's gangland wars, ultimately meeting their downfall at the hands of rival mobsters.