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Wanted Comics #39
Wanted Comics #39 (July 1951) This issue features true crime stories, including a story about murderer Charles Lester Maulti, wanted for murder with a $100 reward offered by the magazine for information leading to his capture. Another story follows Ralph Flann, a criminal who commits murder and believes he has evaded justice through a clever scheme involving a typewriter that imprints evidence of his crime. A third story depicts a jewel heist carried out by a trio of criminals known as Healy, Manny, and Jaguar, who rob a dental supply store and attempt to flee to Mexico with their stolen gold, only to be pursued and apprehended by police during their escape.