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Crime Does Not Pay comic books issue 116

  • Issue #116
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 116

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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer 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. The violent life and death of legendary outlaw John Dillinger. A young doctor and his wife are abducted by bank robbers after one of the gang is shot during a robbery. A former circus acrobat with a knack for safecracking becomes known to the police as The Human Fly. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." John Dillinger, Desperado to the Death; Bloody Hideout; The Alky Racket; Hear No Evil; The Human Fly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.