Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) 29

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, C. H. Moore, Jerry Fasano, Fred Kida, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A deranged mask-maker's face is permanently changed after he commits murder, in a macabre tale narrated by Mr. Crime (from Crime Does Not Pay) rather than the usual host, Officer Common Sense. A man hires a muscular co-worker to be his bodyguard to protect him from the crooks in his past. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed a vacationing artist, in a gimmicky whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel with the answer. Danton's Masks; How They Were Trapped; Better Schools Make Better Communities; He Walked in Terror!; Who Killed Luigi?; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; The Bodyguard; Jest for a Laugh! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.