| Issue | #5 |
| Published | October-November 1948 |
| Cover Price | $0.10 |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York; Richard Davis, President; V. C. Albus, Vice-President; ANC distribution; cover blurb says "True stories from the archives of crime"; indicia says, "Because innocent people might be involved, the names of some of the characters in this true magazine are fictitious. If the name of any living person or institution is used, it is a coincidence."; cover probably by same artist as story 1; no back cover on copy indexed |
| Genre | crime |
| Notes | 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York; Richard Davis, President; V. C. Albus, Vice-President; ANC distribution; cover blurb says "True stories from the archives of crime"; indicia says, "Because innocent people might be involved, the names of some of the characters in this true magazine are fictitious. If the name of any living person or institution is used, it is a coincidence."; cover probably by same artist as story 1; no back cover on copy indexed |
| Synopsis | Earn premiums by selling double-edge razor blades |
| Notes | Inside front cover; Sydnie Nathan Industrial Trust Building, Wilmington 7, Delaware |
| Characters | Johnny Talbot; Betty Kenton; Bill Manley; Paul Wayne; Inspector Dan Foster |
| Synopsis | The night before a big yacht race, Paul Wayne was murdered. Inspector Dan Foster solved the case with evidence from a forged suicide note found on the body. |
| Genre | crime |
| Pencils | Schroeder [first name unknown, per Jim Vadeboncoeur and Hames Ware via Steven Rowe] |
| Notes | Subtitled "How a Suicide Note Trapped its Author"; signed with S in a rounded square in the splash panel. |
| Synopsis | Bodybuilding ad. |
| Notes | Jowett Institute of Physical Culture, 230 Fifth Avenue, New York |
| Characters | Mrs. Van Upgraff; Brenda Van Upgraff [daughter]; Walter Van Upgraff [stepson]; Alice Flint [secretary]; "Pierre Ronsard" [fake artist]; Lieutenant Tim Allen |
| Synopsis | Valuable diamonds and newly valuable gold mine stock are stolen from the safe of formerly wealthy widow, Mrs. Van Upgraff. Stepson Walter Van Upgraff is convicted of the crime, but Lieutenant Tim Allen exonerates him. |
| Genre | crime |
| Pencils | Al Cammarata [per Frank Motler] or Al Camy [per Jim Vadeboncoeur and Hames Ware via Steven Rowe] |
| Notes | Second mention of mint juleps in the book; artist signed splash panel as CAMV or CAMY |
| Characters | Inspector H. J. Morgan; James Harvey; Charles Rogers; Valerie Kirk; John Rogers |
| Synopsis | Postal Inspector H. J. Morgan captures clock repairman/extortionist John Rogers based on a chipped 'M' on his typewriter. |
| Genre | crime |
| Pencils | Graham Ingels [unsigned; per Frank Motler] |
| Characters | Moxie Markle; Pop Collins |
| Synopsis | Pop Collins accidentally captures fugitive killer Moxie Markle, who is boarding at his house. |
| Genre | crime |
| Letters | [typeset] |
| Characters | Tenny; Loop; Killer Madden; Breeze Lawson; Tim Timmins; Laura Timmins |
| Synopsis | Escaped Killer Madden kidnaps Laura Timmins. Sky Sheriff Breeze finds them and captures Madden. |
| Genre | crime |
| Pencils | Edmond Good [signed] |
| Inks | Edmond Good [?] |
| Notes | Bondage |
| Characters | Inspector Moore; Mr. Perkins; Eddie Calvin; Richard Barnell; Corky Tobin; Clarence Barkley |
| Synopsis | A rare book containing a valuable map, donated by Clarence Barkey, is stolen from the library. Inspector Moore deduces that shady businessman Eddie Calvin's secretary, Corky Tobin, is the crook. |
| Genre | crime |
| Script | Bud Willard [signed] |
| Pencils | Al McWilliams [signed] |
| Inks | Al McWilliams [?] |
| Notes | Subtitled "How Did Murder Trap a Book Lover?" |
| Characters | Veno the Ventriloquist; Zorra [his wife and assistant]; Doctor [Zorra's brother] |
| Synopsis | Zorra dies during an emergency operation by her brother. Her husband Veno kills the doctor and tries to make it look like a suicide. |
| Genre | crime |
| Pencils | [unknown artist called "Puppetface" per Jim Vadeboncoeur via Steven Rowe] |
| Notes | Very cartoonish artwork |
| Characters | Warden John Crane; Trimble; Grant; Selby; Mac; Pete; Tom Black [escaped prisoners] |
| Synopsis | Six murderers escape from prison. Three are captured by an old farm couple, two spotted by police while lighting a cigarette in a trailer, one by allowing a woman to call a doctor for her sick baby. |
| Pencils | Lawrence Dressler [per Jim Vadeboncoeur and Hames Ware via Steven Rowe] |
| Notes | crude artwork; banal plot |
| Synopsis | Ad for flexible shaft tools |
| Notes | Foredom Electric Co., 27 Park Place, New York |
| Synopsis | Ad for Protam diet plan |
| Notes | Associated Nutrition Products, Inc., 150 Nassau Street, New York |