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Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 97

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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 97
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #97
    Published Apr 1951 by Lev Gleason.

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    Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Dick Rockwell 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. Tough private eye Chip Gardner gets caught between two killers who each want to silence the other, featuring a great painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A convict on Death Row plots his escape. A story that dares the reader to figure out which baseball player murdered an umpire during a major league game. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "Learn to Rumba." Chip Gardner: Death on the Run; The Witness; The Body on the Cliff; The Last Mile for Tony; Who Dunnit?: Kill the Umpire! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.