Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 5 (1950) comic books
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Issue #3
$7.49
Art by George Tuska, Augie Scotto and Paul Parker. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #51. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #3 in indicia. Aspiring safecracker Max determines to prove himself in the underworld by cracking an uncrackable safe. A customs agent uses lip reading to get the goods on a wily smuggler. Children use a molasses barrel to get all "Home Alone" on a would-be robber. Also featuring a vintage ad for training as a "Criminal Investigator" by mail. Jugman; The Lip Reader; The Voice from the Grave; Six Tiny Threads; The Enemy; Villain of the Sands; The Hound and the Fox. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
$12.00
Cover by John Prentice. Art by John Prentice and Gerald McCann. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #58. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #10 in indicia. A protection mob unknowingly targets the candy store belonging to their mob boss's parents. Sailor John Paisley leads a mutiny and becomes a pirate captain. A safecracker likes to leave behind a fingerprint to dare the cops to catch him. Plassa Comes Downtown; Paisley the Shark; The Old Pro; The Neat Guy; Five Minute Wings; The Knob Twirler; Captain Gatling's Body. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
