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Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) 27 GD+ 2.5

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    Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) #27 GD+ 2.5
    Published May 1953 by St. John.

    Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) 27 GD+ 2.5

    Matt Baker cover

    Water damage.

    Ended Jul 14 2025
    Winning Bid $113

    Matt Baker cover, stories and art by Antonio Canale, Edd Ashe, Ken Landau, George Olesen, Bernard Sachs, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Holdup man "Lefty" reveals the secrets of his past to a reporter as he's on the way to Alcatraz. Private eye Vic Flint goes to a fancy dinner and gets a lead on a cold murder case, in the evocatively titled "Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat." Nate is released from prison after five years and immediately picked up by his ex-partners, who want to know where he stashed the loot. Gunmans Gamble; Full Dress Shakedown; The Killer Quartet; The Push-Button Murder; Kingpins in Crime; The Short Beer Kid; Boomerang Booty; Ticketed for Murder; Escape by Night; Too Dumb to Be Dangerous; Guns for Gangland!; Vic Flint: Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat; Comedy Column; Gag Bag; Mr. Bluebeard Takes Wife No. 13. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25. Grade: GD+ 2.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)