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  • Item #49653626
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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #88 GD- 1.8
    Published Jun 1950 by Lev Gleason.
    GD- 1.8
    SOLD
    $13.00
    • Interior complete. Near full length spine split. Cover detached.
    • This item has sold.

    Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, George Tuska, 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 finds a substitute nephew at Marcy Mansion, featuring a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A cop narrates the tale of handsome Johnny Buck's feud with ugly gangster Knucks Mauler. A story that dares the reader to figure out who murdered a racetrack watchman while switching horses. Chip Gardner: Death Carries a Torch; Tip-Off; Broadway Nightmare; On the Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; How They Were Trapped!; Who Dunnit?: A Horse of Another Color. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD- 1.8 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)

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