Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 75

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Tony DiPreta, Clyde Lamb 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Chuck Danner, who isn't a very brave man unless he's got a gun in his hand, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. A killer tries to make a getaway aboard a train by impersonating someone else, but the telegraph trips him up. A story that dares the reader to figure out the killer of a wealthy man in his remote hunting cabin, when an ex-convict and a hobo were both seen in the area. Cover and first page feature a photo endorsement from Mary Sullivan, NYPD Women's Bureau Chief, approving of "this magazine as a good moral influence on our youth." Chuck Danner; Science vs. the Criminal; Russell Grant; Thug-Uglies; Laugh These Off; This'll Kill Ya!; Our Police Hall of Fame; On The Level; Richard Davis and John Conners; Who Dunnit: The Ogler Murder Case. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.