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Crime Does Not Pay comic books issue 137

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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 137
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #137
    Published Sep 1954 by Lev Gleason.

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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Ed Moore, Al Wenzel, 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. During Prohibition, ganglord Mike "Straw Hat" Vanek outwits his enemies by creating the underworld's first bullet-proof car. The Chetter Brothers become the terror of the underworld, and meet their violent ends one by one. A police detective steps in to pick up the pieces after a gang war over control of the docks. The Strange Case of Gang Czar Mike Falone; Mike "Straw Hat" Vanek and His Steel Coffin; Animals on Trial; The Bloody Saga of the Chetter Brothers; Two-Man Dock War. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.