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  • Item #44913143
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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #32 PR 0.5
    Published Mar 1944 by Lev Gleason.
    PR 0.5
    SOLD
    $42.00
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split, both covers completely detached. Chew.
    • This item has sold.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Louis Trakis, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, Bob Wood, 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 inventor of a silent firearm sees its obvious advantages in committing crimes, in a story narrated by Mr. Crime. Silver-mine heiress Carmen seeks revenge with a whip and a gun after the man she loves cheats her of her fortune, in a story with some fun bad-girl art by an unknown artist. A madman is somehow killing the women of a small town, in a tale with some weird and creepy art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring a vintage ad for wartime "Victory Glasses": a set of mildly risque tumblers featuring members of each branch of the US armed services smooching a cute civilian. The Man Who Loved Murder; Screaming Death; Senorita of Sin; Conny the Convict; The Last Stick-Up; Mad Dogs of Oklahoma; Playboys of Crime; Whodunnit? Death Pulls the Trigger. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: PR 0.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)

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