Top Detective Comics #9

"Criminals on the Run" follows a detective named Homer who pursues a fugitive criminal across a tropical landscape, engaging in a physical struggle that culminates in a rowboat chase. After subduing his quarry, Homer arranges a disguise to continue his investigation. In a separate storyline, a man investigates a mysterious "Worms McGrew, the Killer" case while on a fishing trip, only to discover that a rival detective named Homer is involved in the same matter. The issue concludes with a comedic sequence involving trained monkeys and snakes that creates chaos, with one character bitten by a snake that must be treated to extract the poison, revealing a connection to a criminal's coat.