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Cover art by Ron Harris. "The Final Battle!," script and art by Ron Harris; The stunning final chapter in the saga of Rantwell Masters and the United Airmen!; Never before have the merciless forces of the Doom been so powerful!; Never before have Rantwell Masters and his allies been so helpless!; And the only chance Rantwell has of defeating the Doom is an almost impossible longshot that could cost him his life! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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(W) Joe R. Lansdale, Keith Lansdale (A/CA) Brian Denham Horror novel legends Joe R. Lansdale and Keith Lansdale team up with Brian Denham (X-Files, Zombie Kid Diaries) and Antarctic Press to bring you a tale o' terror set in the wild, weird West! When their dad accidentally commits murder, plug-ugly Norville and his sister Sissy have to flee with him to Texas to start a new life. Near the town of Wood Tick, they find a homestead, good as new, but abandoned. The only problem is the well, which is blocked by big, white stones. One by one, they unblock the well, unaware they're slowly setting free something old and dark and evil. Cover price $3.99.

Signed Variant Edition by Joe and Keith Lansdale. (W) Joe R. Lansdale, Keith Lansdale (A/CA) Brian Denham Horror novel legends Joe R. Lansdale and Keith Lansdale team up with Brian Denham (X-Files, Zombie Kid Diaries) and Antarctic Press to bring you a tale o' terror set in the wild, weird West! When their dad accidentally commits murder, plug-ugly Norville and his sister Sissy have to flee with him to Texas to start a new life. Near the town of Wood Tick, they find a homestead, good as new, but abandoned. The only problem is the well, which is blocked by big, white stones. One by one, they unblock the well, unaware they're slowly setting free something old and dark and evil. Cover price $3.99.

(C) Joe Maneely (A) Al Hartley, Joe Maneely, Howard Post, Russ Heath. Parody/satire. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

(C) Russ Heath (A) Carl Burgos, Carl Hubbell, Howard Post, Russ Heath, Dan DeCarlo, Joe Maneely. Parody/satire. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Story by STEVE NILES, JIMMY PALMIOTTI & JUSTIN GRAY. Art and Cover by PHIL NOTO & KEVIN MELLON. 'AMERICAN MUSCLE,' Part One by STEVE NILES & KEVIN MELLON The world ended a long time ago. How it happened exactly and what exists in the wasteland have always been a mystery. Now Chloe, Gil and a gang of rebels have escaped the last human stronghold and are blazing across Post-Apocalypse America in search of paradise. Also: a special interview with Neil Gaiman. Cover price $3.99.

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Killswitch: Part 2 of 4 - (W) Steve Niles & Various (A) Dave Johnson, Andrew Ritchie (CA) Dave Johnson STARTING: a monthly feature featuring graphic strips and material by DARWYN COOKE. 'KILLSWITCH,' Part Two Locked in a Peruvian Prison, Kill Switch awaits a Mexican hit squad as he tries to discover who put a bounty on his head and why. The bullets fly as our hero is led into a deadly game of death against the world's best and most eccentric assassins, but the gloves come off when they threaten his family. 'BLACK SPARROW' Part Two His only son is dead, tried and hung for crimes the boy may or may not have committed. Now a father waits by the graveside. All he can do is pray and hope that his only son is not the evil the townspeople claim. Plus: Interviews, contests, art galleries, con photos, and original articles all celebrating the creator-owned spirit. Also: an interview with Bernie Wrightson. Cover price $3.99.

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WRITTEN BY TIMOTHY TRUMAN; ART AND COVER BY SCOT EATON AND RAY KRYSSING In stores March 15. A blazing miniseries set in the not-too-distant future begins. A casualty of World War II is revived to join a group of bizarrely transformed soldiers that defend the Earth from other-dimensional threats. For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 8) Cover price $2.50.

WRITTEN BY TIMOTHY TRUMAN; ART AND COVER BY SCOT EATON AND RAY KRYSSING In stores August 9. The monsters who are soldiers are all that stand between Earth and the forces of Saturna as the miniseries nears its explosive conclusion! As demon warriors from another dimension roam the world, can even the world's strangest heroes save all humanity? FC, 32 PG. (6 OF 8) Cover price $2.50.

Stories in this issue include: Playpen of a God! by Bill DuBay and Jose Ortiz; The Argo Standing By! by Budd Lewis and Paul Neary; A Beast Within! by Budd Lewis and John Severin; Unprovoked Attack on a Hilton Hotel by Jim Stenstrum and Richard Corben; Purge! by Bruce Bezaire and Jose Ortiz; and Last Light of the Universe by Budd Lewis and Esteban Maroto. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.25.

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This special Al Williamson issue includes the following reprinted stories: H2O World! by Archie Goodwin, Al Williamson, and Roy G. Krenkel; The Success Story by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson; Welcome Stranger by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson; Sand Doom by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson; Now you See it... by Bruce Jones and Al Williamson; and The Homecoming by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson. Cover art by Rudy Nebres. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover by J.H. Williams Priest (w)/Joe Bennett (p) Three Kings meets THE AVENGERS issue #2 of this hip, irreverent, testosterone-filled action/dramedy about bad guys and worse guys! The events of the best-selling TRUTH rock the Marvel Universe of today! Four men from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds who initially find themselves pursuing self-interested goals become inspired to a collective higher cause defending the helpless residents of a dangerous urban no-man's land Little Mogadishu. And they might just succeed, if they can stop fighting among themselves for just five minutes! 32 PGS. WITH ADS/FC/MARVEL PG...$2.50 UPC: 5960605441-00211 Cover price $2.50.

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Cover art by Art Gates. "How to be an Amateur Detective" by Ken Brickley; two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black and white on inside front cover. "Machine Gun George Grogan"; George Grogan is just a cheap hood, but his wife has ambitions and pushes him to greater and greater crimes, until a kidnapping ploy goes wrong for the both of them. "Nobody Trusts a Gunman!!", art by Art Gates; A cop is murdered in the process of stopping a robbery, but wounds the perpetrator before he dies; A rookie cop gets called to go undercover to infiltrate the mob and find the killer. "Diabolical Pipeline"; Two Texas shysters have planned a deal to swindle money from investors, but the daughter of one of the men gets caught in a complicated web of love and jealousy, and soon, a murder takes place to keep the scheme a secret. "Uncertain of Death" text story by Justin D. Triem. "Murder Plays the Big Show." "The Big Plane Hi-Jack"; An elaborate scheme is set in motion to smuggle stolen nuclear material to a Latin American country who hopes to develop the bomb. Two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black & white on inside back cover by Ken Brickley. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Albert Tyler, Bob Forgione and Dennis Laugen. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Vacationing in New Orleans, Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase get caught up in a strange series of killings that target dance duos. A detective in the "Federal Anti-Swindle Bureau" describes the con job known as the "option swindle," which tricks suckers into buying back an option on their own land. When a judge is targeted for death, a detective figures out who's behind it: the last person anybody would have suspected. Crime Facts: Counterfeiting; Mr. and Mrs. Chase Mystery: The Dance-Team Killer!; The Option Swindle; The Borgia Ring Clue; Buildup to Murder; Radio Patrol: Dash of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Dick Ayers, Lou Morales, Carl Memling, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. In Chile, Mr. and Mrs. Chase investigate the strange circumstances behind an airplane crash in Matto Grosso, in a story with some action-girl art (featuring the Mrs.) by Lou Morales. Tex and Barry of the Radio Patrol stumble onto one of the biggest illegal gambling rings in the nation. Arnold plots to rob the safe at his store, but he leaves one crucial detail out of his plan: an escape. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: The Matto Grosso; Radio Patrol: The Case of the Careless Junkman; Death Marks a Bullet; No Way Out!; Interrupted Takeoff!; Two Fisted Cop. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, William Overgard, Al McWilliams, Bill Molno, Dick Rockwell, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Four small-time hoods dream of being big-shot gangsters, but meet bitter ends, in a story narrated by Mr. Crime. The Fargo brothers set out to free their brother from Death Row, in a story with classy bad-girl art by William Overgard. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed a man and stole the trophy at a beauty contest, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Death Can Wait; A Hearse For Danny; Fortress of Crime; The Beauty Contest Murder Case?; The Four Punks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler, William Overgard, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A detective investigates a crooked patent attorney who steals his clients' ideas. Sinister sideshow magician Doctor Zeno shouldn't have used the knife from his act to commit murder. Novice police detective Paul flushes out a fugitive racketeer and killer on his first case. Murder at a Price; The Knife of Macbeth; The Strangler; A Detective Is Born; Tides of Crime. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Frank Bolle, William Overgard, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Carlo spends 20 years planning his revenge against the cop who deported him, but he may have to kill his own son to get it. A random snapshot by an amateur photographer accidentally captures evidence of a murder. Convicts plot a daring prison escape using a locomotive. An image from this issue is featured in the classic anti-comics tome Seduction of the Innocent, with the caption, "What comic-book America stands for." Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Murder Was My Destiny; The Fatal Snapshot; The Kiss of Death Girl; The Sinister Plot of Mastermind Murdock; Okay, Louie, Drop That Pun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Bolle. Stories and art by Ben Brown and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. All the stories in this issue attempt to simulate a 3-D effect (without glasses) through the use of page-wide panels with curved borders, a process called "Deep Dimension" in the promotional copy. A drug-addicted youth steals to support his habit, in a story somewhat ahead of its time in its approach to addiction. When sideshow trick shooter Rube Ventris turns to crime, everyone within his range is in danger. Holdup men use a plane to force down and rob other planes, effectively becoming air pirates. Monkey On His Back; The Beast From the Backwoods; Never Buy Something For Nothing; The Home of Leonard Devanson; Last Flight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Reprint The Shadow newspaper comic strip adventures. Cover price $1.95.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Leonard Starr and Carl Wessler. Listed as issue #10 on title and indicia. The adventures of Dr. Tom Rogers, prison psychologist. Dr. Rogers intends to put young Keller on the straight and narrow, even if he has to take down gangster Dolan himself. Along the way, Rogers tells Keller his origin story, starting out as a street kid with a record himself. Someone is killing prison guards and sending the warden threatening notes demanding he resign. Plus a one-pager about the dicey finances of famous gangsters. The Wages of Crime!; The Kid Gets His Chance!; Death in Prison!; Double Jeopardy; Cure for Crime!; Mad Dog of Manhattan: The Story of Vincent Coll; Smuggler's Tricks!; His Father's Shadow; Choppers, Rippers and Burners! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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January 1941. Volume 3, No. 2. Painted cover by John A. Coughlin. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 114 p, B&W Cover price $0.25.

April 1942. Volume 4, No. 5. Painted cover by Cherry Samuel. True crime articles, stories and photos.8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 114 p, B&W Cover price $0.25.

January 1948. Volume 7, No. 10. Photo cover. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 98 p, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Emil Gershwin, Mort Lawrence, Jules Steiner, Jack Keller and Bernie Krigstein. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A French detective uses new tools to solve crimes, inventing the science of criminology. The true story of violent criminal Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll is told, with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Charles Ponzi is a early con artist who specializes in the infamous swindle known as a Ponzi scheme. The True Story of Egan's Rats; The First Detective: Francois Eugene Vidocq; Gun-Whipper: Vincent Coll; The Day it Snowed Money in Boston: Charles Ponzi; The Shoplifters; Strong Man; The Rosebud Sisters; Out of Season; A New Face for Leon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Ely and others. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A jewel thief sets his sights on the famed Blue Star diamond as a gift for his wife. A simple-minded town fool stumbles on the evidence of a murder, but townspeople think he is involved himself. It's gangsters vs. cowboys when a new rustling scheme involves hijacking a cattle drive onto a schooner. The Glass Gibraltar; The Rats on the Vine; Haunted Headlines; The Kind Nuisance; The Mink in the Balcony; The Hamburger Pirates; The Gypsy Link. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code crime comics from Timor, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A couple who are fascinated with guns turn to a life of crime, in a story apparently inspired by the 1950 film noir classic, Gun Crazy. A man tells his doctor friend about his strange adventures in Tibet, but his friend knows more than he should about it. The reader is invited to solve a mystery before Captain Craig of the Homicide Department. Gun Happy; The Deadly Needle!; Death for Sale; Slaughter In The Court; The Penalty Of Being Big...; Vengeance!; Ultimate Destiny. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Rod Reed, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Milt J. Kramer, Robert Sale 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 feud between New Jersey neighbors turns violent when they both become involved in illegal cockfighting, gambling and mobsters. Also featuring a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Bumbershoot Jump!," with art by C.C. Beck and Rod Reed. Plus a vintage PSA for the American war effort. An Important Message to the American People; Little Adam; The Feud of Happy McNulty and Fancy Campbell; The Last Laugh of the Lone Wolf Bandit; Alibi Murderer; Francesco the Terrible; This'll Kill You!; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Dick Briefer, Rudy Palais, Bob Moore, Jack Alderman, Walter Johnson 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 Fleagle brothers like to rob banks together, but superstitions may turn them against each other. Bespectacled killer Danny Iamascia is even more dangerous with his glasses off - to his fellow hoods and himself, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. A masked robber terrorizes the Massachusetts town of Belmont, so citizens organize a neighborhood patrol. The Kill-Crazy Fleagle Brothers; Danny Iamascia, Dutch Schultz's Triggerman; On the Level; Arkansas Killer; The Chicken-hearted Killer; Jail Didn't Save Them; The Belmont Bandit; Whodunnit: The Invisible Killer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Carl Wessler, Joseph Gaguardi, Al Borth 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 is framed for murder, featuring a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Bertham thinks he's committed the perfect murder, but a red carnation gives him away. A story that dares the reader to figure out who murdered a nightclub owner while wearing mismatched socks. Also featuring a vintage ad for a device to make your own (vinyl) records. Chip Gardner: The Escort Murder Case; The Clue of the Red Carnation!; The Squealer; On the Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; How They Were Trapped!; Who Dunnit?: The Double-or-Nothing Murder Case! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Carl Wessler, Al Borth 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 seeks a killer on a train, but first must collar a pet cheetah, featuring a great bad-girl cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Theater couple Herbert and Marie Atwell are each secretly planning to do the other in. A story that dares the reader to figure out who really committed a murder on an isolated Florida key during a hurricane. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Lone Ranger Pen Set." Chip Gardner: Alibi for Murder (The Case of the Movie Star's Double); No Tomorrow for Marty; Too Many Clues; Behind the Curtains; Who Dunnit?: Death in the Dark! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Kida, Al McWilliams, Dick Rockwell, Tony DiPreta 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 a gangster who wants to get out of the crime lifestyle, but first he must survive his ex-cronies. Cops try a desperate gamble to get the goods on elusive gangster Rock Madden. A gangster falls victim to his own murder-for-hire gang. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Its Not Easy to Quit!; The State Versus Rock Madden; Pattern for Punks; The Man Who Ordered His Own Rub-Out; Scourge of the Waterfront; This'll Kill Ya. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Ralph Mayo, Tony DiPreta 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. Snookie Peters tries to control his gambling so he doesn't end up like his father, but a lucky streak puts him in Dutch to the mob. A cab driver finds a fortune in cash in his back seat, but unfortunately, it belongs to a gangster. The reader gets to decide a convict's fate as if they were a member of his parole board. Also featuring an action-girl cover by Charles Biro. Beginner's Hard Luck!; Finder's Weepers; This and Murder!; A Fat Tip for Murder; I Beg Your Pardon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Mike Sekowsky, Bill Walton, 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. Hobos discover the murderous truth about one of their own when he talks in his sleep. A killer takes to the wilderness to hide out from the cops in the delightfully titled "Creeping Terror of Pussyfoot Mountain ". Kathy, moll of drug kingpin Arnie, sets out to turn handsome Danny against his boss, in a classic femme fatale tale. Hobo's Coffin; The Bloody Break from Cell Block 4; Pity the Kleptomaniac; The Creeping Terror of Pussyfoot Mountain; The Case of the Ambitious Hood's Moll. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Numbering continues from My Past (1949 Confessions) #11. In order of appearance: "Jack 'Sad Eye' Tobias, Money He Couldn't Collect"; "Louis Bandolo...Bouquet of Death!"; and "Portrait of Death!". "Murder That Backfired" text story reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #5 and in Spectacular Features Magazine (1950) #3. Indicia states "CRIMES INCORPORATED (formerly My Past). Numbering continues with Crime Incorporated (1950) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover Price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Lance Storm and the cunning Professor Zarno match wits in "Claws of the Green Girl!" Also features "The Fantastic Dr. Foo," Queenie Starr in "Death on Tour," by Gene Leslie, and Jerry Jasper in "The Murder in the Club Chair," by Newt Alfred. Two page text story, "The Voice of the Dead." If the violent, creepy stories in this pre-code gem don't wow ya, there's also a scantily-clad Queenie Starr! Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Mo Marcus, Al Gordon, Art Gates, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm's latest case involves three beautiful but deadly women, his arch enemy Professor Zarno, and a killer robot. Chinese-American scientist Dr. Foo learns the thief at the museum's Egyptian ward is a mummy - or so it seems - in a story featuring early art by future Marvel legends Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. A yogi with the power to put people in a deathlike state becomes a stage sensation, until his Hollywood agent and his wife begin an affair and scheme to get rid of him. Cover by an unknown artist is an homage to (or swipe from) H. J. Ward's cover for pulp magazine Spicy Mystery Stories (1934-1942 Culture Publications) Pulp, Nov 1937. Lance Storm: Revenge of Professor Zarno!; You Are the Murderer!; Susan and the Devil; One Last Bullet; The Fantastic Dr. Foo: The Ancient Thief. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing. By Maxwell Grant (Walter B. Gibson). Featuring two spine-tingling tales of crime and terror starring the master crime-buster - The Shadow! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 164 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $2.50.

Cover by Matt Baker and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by George Tuska and Paul Gattuso. Mystery and adventure comics from St. John featuring heroic reporters. Ventrilo rescues a girl abducted by drug dealers, in a story whose splash panel was featured as an illustration (#25) in Dr. Fredric Wertham's anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Police seeking an informer in their ranks trace the leaks to the jail, in a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. Crime reporter Jinx Jordan and his two-fisted sidekick Frank fight their way to the Mystery of the Evil Eye. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Jinx Jordan, Crime Reporter Nabs Stage Beauty's Killer; The Blue Monk Queers Mob Leader's Murder Alibi; Police Leaks Traced to Thug in City Jail; Devil's Decoy; Ventrilo: Girl's Captors Killed in Dope Ransom Plot; Gem Cache Uncovered Before Mansion Burns; Murder Mix-up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Adolphe Barreaux, Jerry Altman, Gene Leslie and Douglas March. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. A big-game hunter's widow wants the help of Sally the Sleuth when she suspects someone is lurking in her mansion filled with taxidermied animals. Gail Ford, Girl Friday goes undercover as a diner waitress to catch the man who killed a woman in a graveyard. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective investigates murder on a movie set, where all evidence points to an Australian bullwhip master. Sally The Sleuth: Death From the Jungle; Ray Hale, News Ace: Side Show Murder; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Bullwhip Bump-Off!; Crime Pays A Call; Gail Ford, Girl Friday: Ghostly Killer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Adolphe Barreaux, Gene Leslie and Newton H. Alfred. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Sally the Sleuth goes undercover to infiltrate a blackmail ring that uses pretty girls to capture compromising photos. Gail Ford, Girl Friday goes undercover as a cocaine dealer's girlfriend to catch drug kingpin Spade Samson. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (who dresses like '50s-era Jimmy Olsen in these stories) finds multiple suspects after a blackmailing starlet is murdered on a movie set. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: Doubling For a Moll; Sally the Sleuth: Dirty Politics; Ray Hale, News Ace: Body on the Roof; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Blackmail Bump-Off. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Wally Wood. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Adolphe Barreaux, Max Plaisted and Keats Petree. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Action girl Sally the Sleuth suspects that a bowling alley is a front for an illegal gambling den. Reporter Ray Hale investigates the murder of a dance-hall girl and uncovers a dope ring. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (who dresses like '50s-era Jimmy Olsen in these stories) investigates blackmail and murder on a movie set, in a story with an extended girl-fight sequence. Bondage-themed cover is early work by comics legend Wally Wood. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: The Clutch of Evil; Sally the Sleuth: Death Rolls a Strike; Ray Hale, News Ace; Bump the Jackpot; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Off Stage Kill. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. Al Williamson article by Albert B. Feldstein. "Touch and Go!", script by Ray Bradbury and Johnny Craig (adaptation), art by Johnny Craig; Acton had killed Arthur Huxley and now tried to remove any clue that he had been at Huxley's home and had committed the crime; But his fixation with eliminating evidence of his presence had its consequences; Adapted from the short story "Touch and Go" (later retitled "The Fruit at the bottom of the Bowl") by Ray Bradbury. "One for the Money," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A shameless gold-digger ends up paying for her sins in a roundabout way. "Big Blow!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Fired!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, pencils by Al Williamso, inks by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta (as Fritz); As the owner of a cattle ranch, Patricia is getting lonely and longs for a man; That man is Roy Willis, a ranch hand who talks her into making him foreman. "Two for the Show!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Bill Elder; A man murder his wife and packs her body into a trunk; He takes the trunk on a train and secretly exchanges it with another, identical trunk. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Genesis 27. Story by Dann Thomas and Roy Thomas. Art by Glenn Wong. Cover by Glenn Wong. A tale of mystery and murder by Marvel Comics legend Roy Thomas and his wife Dann. After his twin brother Jake is murdered, Shanghai smuggler Eliot assumes Jakes identity and sets out to find his killer. The story draws inspiration from such classic comics as Spy Smasher and Milton Caniffs Terry and the Pirates. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.80.

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Art by A.C. Hollingsworth and others. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. The terrifying Belle Gunness becomes one of the first American serial killers, and not even her children are safe; French midget Andre Chateau has a big yen for murder; Jean Torson and her husband kill and rob their way across the Midwest. Belle Gunness, the Monster of Laporte; Anna Slayne, Flower of Evil; The Midget Murderer; Murder Out of Season; Jean Torson, Satans Daughter. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Belle Guness, The Monster of Laporte" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; "Anna Slayne, Flower of Evil" reprinted in Public Enemies (1989 Malibu) #2; "The Midget Murderer" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; and "Jean Torson, Satan's Daughter" reprinted in Public Enemies (1989 Malibu) #2. "Murder out of Season" text story. Cover price $0.10.

Art by A.C. Hollingsworth and others. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Chinese killer Aisin Gioro Xianyu becomes a spy for Japan during World War II and is called the Chinese Mata Hari; New York gang leader and river pirate Sadie Farrell leads the Charlton Street Gang in the 1860s; Mary Spratchet convinces her lover to help her murder her husband. Radiant Jade: The Devil Incarnate; Jeanette Copeland: Crime Crusher; Sadie, the Goat: Queen of the River Pirates; Accident Anne; Mary Spratchet. 36 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Radiant Jade, The Devil Incarnate" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; "Jeannette Copeland, Crime Crusher"; "Sadie, The Goat, Queen of the River Pirates"; and "Mary Spratchet" reprinted in Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics TPB (2008) #1-1ST. "Accident Anne" text story. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Jack Kamen and Al Davoren. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Redheaded Ruth Dock progresses from shoplifting to a spree of robbery and murder; Mary Read becomes one of the most famed female pirates of all time; Circus strongwoman Mary Brinker meets a fast-talking gangster and turns to crime. Ruth Dock: The Devilish Gunmoll; Madame Muscle: Maid of Steel; Mary Read, Woman Pirate; The Devil in Petticoats! 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Ruth Dock, The Devilish Gunmoll"; "Madame Muscle, Maid of Steel"; and "The Devil in Petticoats!" retitled and reprinted as "The Poisoner" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #60. "Mary Read, Woman Pirate, A True Action Crime Story" text story reprinted in Crimes by Women (1948) #13. Cover price $0.10.

Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. A search for thrills leads Bessie Montez into a life of crime; Infamous Ma Barker births a criminal gang that includes her four sons; Redheaded fortune-teller Millie Klimek has no lack of suitors, but her husbands have a habit of dying off. Bessie Montez: Finger Woman for the Mob; Ma Barker: Killer!; Be Yourself, Daisybelle!; Lady Bluebeard: Sign Your Own Death Warrant. 32 pages, Full Color. Referenced in Geoffrey Wagner's "Parade of Pleasure". In order of appearance: "Bessie Montez, Finger Woman for the Mob"; "Ma Barker, Killer!!"; and "Lady Bluebeard, Sign Your Own Death Warrant" retitled and reprinted as "Thrill Crazed Killer" in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #47. "Be Yourself, Daisybelle!" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #7A. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Ed Walker and others. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Wealthy socialite Marcia Foxhall turns to gambling and murder; Betty Blinker, who has VERY red hair, seeks revenge against the gangster who killed her husband by starting her own successful gang; Mabel Janek's quaint roadside cabin business doubles as a gangster hideout. Marcia Foxhall...The Poker-Face Killer!; Betty Blinker: The Red-Headed Rum-Runner; Death Dance; Mabel Janek: The Hide-Out Queen! 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Marcia Foxhall...The Poker-Face Killer!"; "Betty Blinker, The Red-Headed Rum-Runner" retitled and reprinted as "Red Head of Homicide" in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #48; and "Mabel Janek, The Hide-Out Queen!" retitled and reprinted as "Shoot to Kill" in Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #18. "Death Dance" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #10 and in Zago Jungle Prince (1948) #4, Crimes by Women (1948) #9, Spook (1954) #28, and Strange Mysteries (1958 I.W. Reprint) #9. Cover price $0.10.

Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Tapped-out gambler Michele Durand becomes the pretty face of the Monte Carlo Gang in pre-WWII Europe; Beautiful hitchhiker Jo Ardway robs the men who pick her up, and sometimes she kills them too; Scheming Frankie Barrows makes an escaped embezzler into her personal slave, in perhaps the most lurid and bizarre tale in the entire series. Another action-packed cover by an unknown artist. Michele Durand in Lady of Intrigue; Bull's Eye Beatrice; Jo Ardway: Roadside Murderess; Murder Proceeds: $1.13; Frankie Barrows...Slave Master Unto Death; Minit Mystery. Final issue for three years. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Michele Durand in Lady of Intrigue"; "Bull's Eye Beatrice"; "Jo Ardway, Roadside Murderess" retitled and reprinted as "Roadside Murder..!!" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14; "Frankie Barrows, Slave Master Unto Death"; and "Minit Mystery" reprinted from Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) #36. "Murder Proceeds: $1.13" text story reprinted from Crimes by Women (1948) #6 and Crime Incorporated (1950) #2. Cover price $0.10.