Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 48 CGC 3.5 Qualified
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Item #60328296
Published 1946 by Lev Gleason.Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 48 CGC 3.5 Qualified
Paper: White
Centerfold missing.
Label #4300539001
Ended Apr 15 7:51 PM CST Bid History 16 bids Winning Bid $61 Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Joe Certa, Rudy Palais, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Professor Blanc is actually a woman-killer known as the Plague of Paris, in an oft-reprinted story with art by Fred Guardineer. Frankie Yale helps to establish Brooklyn's protection mob, but his real contribution to history is owning the bar where young bouncer Al Capone became "Scarface." The story of the 1946 Alcatraz prison riot features early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop. The Greedy Gunman; Plague of Paris; On the Level; "Ma" Barker, Two Legged She-Rat; Butt Riley, King of the Hoodlums; Crime Quiz; Mutiny on the Rock; Whodunnit. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CGC 3.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)