Every shade of noir / introduction by Paul Gravett -- Old gangsters never die / by Alan Moore and Lloyd Thatcher -- Torpedo 1936: the switch / by Sanchez Abuli and Jordi Bernet -- The money-making machine swindlers / by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby -- 87th Precinct: blind man's bluff / by Bernie Krigstein and anonymous -- The murderer of Hung / by Dominique Grange and Jacques Tardi -- Murder, morphine and me / by Jack Cole -- El Borbah: love in vein / by Charles Burns -- The Spirit: the Portier fortune / by Will Eisner -- Secret Agent X-9 / by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond -- Commissario Spada: Strada [Street] / by Gianluigi Gonano and Gianni De Luca -- Lily-white Joe / by Bernie Krigstein and anonymous -- The crushed gardenia / by Alex Toth and anonymous -- Ms. Tree: Maternity leave / by Max Allan Colins and Terry Beatty -- Roy Carson and the old master / Colin McLoughlin and Denis McLoughlin -- Mary Spratchet / by anonymous -- Alack Sinner: Talkin' with Joe / by Carlos Sampayo and José Muñoz -- The button / by Bill Everett and anonymous -- Kane: Rat in the house / by Paul Grist -- Who dunnit? / by Fred Guardineer and anonymous -- Mike Lancer and the syndicate of death / by Mickey Spillane and Harry Sahle -- Mike Hammer: Dark City / by Mickey Spillane and Ed Robbins -- The court / by Neil Gaiman and Warren Pleece -- The sewer / by Johnny Craig -- I keep coming back / by Alan Moore and Oscar Zarate.