Mike Barnett, Man Against Crime #5

Mike Barnett pursues a criminal gang involved in a morphine racket. After using an old Boy Scout trick with stones to create a distraction during a nighttime encounter, Barnett helps capture the criminals, though the ringleader Flatfoot briefly escapes. Barnett then takes a vacation to a small town where he goes fishing, but receives an urgent message from Sue Forrest of Beta Chi Sigma sorority at Tuxton College requesting his help in a matter of great danger. The issue also contains a backup comedic story titled "Hook the Crook" about two bumbling characters attempting a con.