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Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) 7 PR 0.5

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    Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) #7 PR 0.5
    Published May 1950 by St. John.

    Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) 7 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. 2" cumulative spine split. Lateral spine tears. Water spotting.

    Starts Nov 30

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Paul Gattuso and Jack Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Roy and Connor investigate a hot-check ring, in a story with art by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Reporter Scoop Daily is covering a goodwill mission to Mexico when he learns that corrupt billionaire Oily Welles is trying to start a war between Mexico and the U.S. McGuire, arrested for a crime he didn't commit, tries to prove his innocence. Plus the origin of the Masked Blackjack, the superhero formerly known as the Gay Desperado. And a biography of Legs Diamond. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Gerald Chapman; Master Forgers; Scoop Daily; Crime Does Not Pay!; Jack Diamond; How the Masked Blackjack Proved His Innocence; Two Minutes to Doom. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: PR 0.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)