Authentic Police Cases (1948) comic books

Cover art by Paul Parker. Untitled Crime on the Run story; During a payroll robbery one of the victims is shot and killed. Untitled Mystery Thriller of the Month story; A wave of bank robberies sweeps Los Angeles. Untitled Lucky Coyne story; Fate formed a peculiar partnership with a sadistic assassin. Untitled Hale! ...the Magician story, art by George Tuska; Hale is asked by the police to track down the deadly prophecies of the Signor Diablo. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Untitled Crime on the Run! story starring Sheriff Percy Way. Untitled Manhunters, Guardians of the Law story, art by Gus Ricca; A road builder turns into a desperate criminal. Untitled Johnny Rebel story, art by Bob Fujitani; German saboteurs blow up a dam near the Worth estate. Untitled Lady Satan story, art by George Tuska; Lady Satan vows to destroy the evil forces that killed her fiancee in a bombing raid on the ship taking them to New York. Untitled Crime on the Run! story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Untitled Manhunters - Guardians of the Law story. Untitled Scoop Daily story, art by Joey Cavallo; Scoop is uncovering a full fledged war in the making between the United States and Mexico. Murderer! starring Lucky Coyne; A man is killed for not paying his gambling debts. The White Death, art by Gus Ricca; The mysterious deaths of society women, all by the draining of their bodies of blood, prompts the Veiled Avenger to pose as a wealthy society dame in order to lure the perpetrators out of hiding. Untitled Lucky Coyne story; A murdered lady found in a runaway car. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Lubbers? The Two-Gun Terror of Mohawk Valley--An Authentic Crime Case; Sutherland hated all police and blazed a ruthless trail of death for anyone who dared to oppose him. Kid Dropper, Manhattan's Mad Mobster--An Authentic Gang War Story; A gangster with the heart of a snake and the soul of a monster. Madman of Moon Street starring K-9, art by Ernie Hart; A girl is killed at night by a madman with rabies. How the "Masked Blackjack", art by Paul Gattuso. Murder On Ice--An Authentic Crime Saga of the Northwest Mounted Police; A Mountie tracks down a coldblooded assassin in the frozen wastes of British Columbia. 36 pgs. $0.10.NOTE: This strong cover is signed "Bee," which could possibly be famous bondage artist Eric Stanton, as Stanton is known to have used the pseudonym "John Bee." However, we cannot verify this. This issue did come out in 1948, and Stanton began his professional career in '47. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Lubbers. The Couple Who Came to Kill! (or The Case of the Whispering Bride). The Red Desperado, art by Gus Ricca; An escaped desperado is hunted by a posse of eight men with dogs. Case 1: Master Forgers--Science Corners the Criminals!, script and art by Jack Cole. Murder Fumbles a Doublecross, inks by Bernard Sachs; An antique dealer reports an emerald stolen and frames a released convict for the theft. The Phantom of Marco's Villa, art by Ralph Mayo; The ghost of Nancy's murdered father shows her where his money was hidden. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Matt Baker. Human Cat Trapped by Death Gun Slugs starring Antonio Boccadora [The Human Cat], art by Walter Johnson. The Diplomat Who Dabbled in Diamonds starring Detective Pat Carlyle. Smashing the Red Keenan Gang starring Bryan 'Red' Keenan, pencils by Jack Cole. Bullets Blaze the Mounties' Trail; An authentic crime saga of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Fireman Save My Child starring Patrolman Richard Donald. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Matt Baker cover. "Gerald Chapman," "Science Corners Criminals" (with story and art by Jack Cole), "Scoop Daily," "Manhunters, Guardians of the Law," "How the Masked Blackjack Proved His Innocence" (reprinted from issue #4). Two one page text stories, "Crime Doesn't Pay: Jack Diamond" and "Two Minutes To Doom." Cover price $0.10.

Matt Baker cover. "Diamonds, C.O.D.," and "Police Smash Waterfront Crime Gangs." Vic Flint stars in "The Fight Fix." Two page text story, "The Killer Who Trapped Himself." Cover price $0.10.

Matt Baker cover. "The Moll Who Gambled on Murder," "Teen-Age Gangs Tangle with Cops," "Cover Up for Murder," "Hit and Run Killer," and "The Killer Who Played Corpse." Two page text story, "Mystery Man of the Death House." Cover price $0.10.

Matt Baker cover. "I Turned to Crime," "Murder Knocks at Cell No. 5," "Broadway Betty," "Gangland Versus Willie Reuther," and "Smuggling Human Cargo." Two page text story, "Murder Picks a Loser." Cover price $0.10.

"Hijack," "The Criminal's Law of Averages," "Murder Masks a Black Market," "The Camouflage Killers," and "Everglades Manhunt." Two page text story, "Double Dynamite." Cover price $0.10.

"Willie Sutton's Career in Crime," "Wetbacks for Profit," and "Diamonds Can Kill." Two page text story, "Willie Sutton's Worst Enemy - Himself!" Cover price $0.10.

"The Devil's Partners," "Cell-Mates," and "The Dawn Gang." Cover price $0.10.

Matt Baker cover. "Killers On a Spree," "Coney Island Jackpot," "Short Circuit Trap," and "Bandit's Bride." Two page text story, "The Strange Fugitive." Cover price $0.10.

Matt Baker cover. "Mt. Dew Murder," "Murder, Inc.'s #1 Boy," "Nothing to Lose," "Jim the Penman," and "Shield Against Death," Two page text story, "The Criminal's Worst Enemy." Cover price $0.10.

"The Case of the International Jewel Thieves" (art by John Prentice?), "Mounted Police Track: The Arctic Menace," and "Corpses in the Caribbean." Matt Baker cover (reprinted from issue # 9). Cover price $0.10.