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Crime Does Not Pay comic books issue 123

  • Issue #123
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 123

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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler 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. Joe Masseria becomes an early boss in New York City Mafia - in fact, Boss is his nickname. Chicago mob boss Hymie Weiss becomes known as "the only man Al Capone feared." Hymie Weiss, Dynamo of Hate; Strange Criminals; Lucky Joe Masseria, Bullet Dodger; Crime Oddities; Who Killed Boss Faber? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.