Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) comic books

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Tuska and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. After Prohibition, the Brodie gang moves into the Midwest and tries to take over an entire town. The Jon Jon Brothers are so crooked they even rob other crooks during Prohibition. The reader gets the chance to solve the clue left by a writer to reveal his killer, before detective Gregory Gayle gets there first. The Brodie Gang; Crime Run-Down; The Jon Jon Brothers; Cave Of Death; The Martin Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and Will Hammell. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police seek the aid of a forensic scientist to catch a serial killer, an unusual tale for 1951. Poisoner Cordelia Botkin uses a deadly box of candy on her romantic rival, and accidentally sets a legal standard for the prosecution of interstate crimes. Detective Larry Broderick tries to prove who killed a gangster, but the main suspect has an airtight alibi. Seek the Strangler; The Poison Parcel; Time Will Tell; A Night of Horror; The Case of the Murdered Gangster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz, Al McWilliams and Will Hammell. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Detective King Cole seeks a chance to protect a diamond show, then investigates after the show is robbed by phony firefighters. Detective "Two-Gun" Spencer tries to put an end to drive-by killings in Prohibition-era Chicago. Detective Larry Broderick seeks a stolen painting worth millions, but the case is more complicated than he thought. Wanton Murder; The Black Smoke Curse!!; Phantom Thief; The Hidden Witness; The Case of the Stolen Rembrandt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "A Web of Evil" art by George Peltz; "Shoot to Kill" retitled and reprinted from "Mabel Janek, The Hide-Out Queen!" in Crimes by Women (1948) #9; and "Bloodstained Bullets" retitled and reprinted from "Bennie Dickson and Stella Mae Irwin, Marriage in Crime!!". "Pattern for Murder" illustrated text story and "Beast of Crime" text story. Indicia states "CRIME FIGHTING DETECTIVE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.