Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) comic books 1942-1944

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Harry Lucey, Woody Hamilton, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, George Tuska, Norman Maurer, Alan Mandel, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Numbering continues from Silver Streak Comics (1939) #21. Erroneously listed as issue #23 on cover (#22 in indicia). 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 series kicks off with the true story of 1930s mobster Louis Lepke Buchalter, the gangster who created the Murder, Inc. killer-for-hire operation. The Wild West gunfighter "Wild Bill" Hickok becomes a figure of legend. Paralyzed polio survivor Bill Reed develops a set of prosthetic wings and becomes the superhero War Eagle, in his sole adventure. Crime Kings: The Real Story Behind Lepke, Mad Dog of the Underworld; Wild Bill Hickok; Officer Edward Maher and the Mad Dog Killers of Fifth Avenue; The Saga of Harpshead Road; Two-Legged Rats; The Mad Musician and His Tunes of Doom; The Crime Corner Presents: Hollywoods Panther Man, The Jersey Devil; The Case of the Twisted Cigarettes; The Blackout Murder Mystery; Dickie Dean, The Boy Inventor; The War Eagle. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Woody Hamiilton, Norman Maurer, Richard Norman, Bob Montana, Carl Hubbell, Alan Mandel and Charles Biro. Issue #22 was mistakenly listed as #23 on cover; this issue features issue #23 on both the cover and indicia. 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 FBI plants a trap for notorious outlaw John Dillinger outside a Chicago movie theater. Dillinger's cohort Baby Face Nelson is part of the gang that robs the First National Bank in Mason City, Iowa. In 1903, religious leader Edmund Creffield starts a religious cult among the women of Corvalis, Oregon that soon spirals into a series of notorious murders. Crime Kings: The True Story of John Dillinger; Cop Hero of the Month; Baby Face Nelson and the Mason City Bank Robbery; Pancho Villa; The Ridiculous Riddle of the Murdered Major!; The White-Masked Terror; Three Isolated Murders; Two-Legged Rats; The Monster of Munsterburg; The Fire Fiends of Missouri! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Woody Hamilton, Dick Wood, Bart Tumey, Buriokoff, Alan Mandel, Norman Maurer, Frank Giacoia 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 first appearance of spectral story host Mr. Crime, as he relates the rise and fall of Prohibition gangster Legs Diamond. The chilling true tale of the Philadelphia poison ring, in which gangsters killed unsuspecting victims for insurance payouts. Wild West gunfighter and outlaw Billy the Kid dies at age 21, but not before becoming a legend. The True Story of Jack Legs Diamond; The Mystery of Indian Dick and the Phantom Gold Mine; His Mothers Ghastly Vision; Death Works Overtime!!: The True Story of Philadelphias Poison Ring; The Amazing Mystery of the Murders of Maltese Mansion; The Strange Case of the Four-Legged Witness; Billy the Kid; Corpses for Sale; The Millen-Faber Case. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Briefer, Norman Maurer, Alan Mandel, Dan Barry 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. Dutch Schultz was done in by his own cronies when the heat got too hot, but thanks to a buried treasure and some cryptic last words, his legend only grows after his death. After Schultz's murder, his attorney Dixie Davis takes over the lucrative numbers racket. Female gunfighter Belle Starr becomes a legend in the Old West. The True Life Story of Dutch Shultz; Dixie Davis; So Mean Hed Kill His Own Mother; The Uncanny Mystery of the Jewel of Death; Belle Starr; The Deadly Fox of the Mohawk; Death in Dreamland; The Mailbox Thief; The Oklahoma Prison Break. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Mike Roy, Norman Maurer, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel 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. Lucky Luciano created modern organized crime as we know it, but was still able to cut a deal for his freedom. In 1880s England, John Lee manages to elude the reaper despite being falsely accused of murder, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Old West outlaws the Dalton Brothers gain a reputation for bank and train robberies. The True Life Story of… Charles Lucky Luciano; The Elusive Corpse; The Man Who Couldnt Be Killed; The Boy Detective and the Butchered Corpse; The Mystery of the War Bond Drive; Death Gives a Lesson; Thisll Kill You; The Case of the Cross-Eyed Killer; The Dalton Boys. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Jack Alderman, Sam Burlockoff, Norman Maurer, Alan Mandel, Bob Wood, Dick Briefer 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 story of notorious real-life gunman Pretty Boy Floyd. An angel frees a wrongly convicted man from Hell, and he becomes the skull-faced Mr. Destin while tracking down the real killer. Crack marksman Marty Durkin uses his sharpshooting skills to aid his career in crime. Crime Kings: Pretty Boy Floyd; The Dead-Eye Romeo; Thisll Kill You; The Strange Saga of Rafael Red Lopez; Two-Legged Rats: Dimiran the Demon; Cut-Throat Cassie; The Weird Tale of Mister Destin; The Terrible Touhys; A Voice From the Grave Cheated the Chair. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, Sam Burlockoff, Dick Briefer, Jack Alderman, 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. Early gangster Kid Dropper helps create New York's Prohibition underworld, but doesn't live to see it prosper. Irish-American mob boss and prohibition-era bootlegger Roger Touhy gets set up for a crime he actually didn't commit. Wild Bill Longley was considered one of the deadliest and most ruthless gunfighters in the Old West. Crime Kings: Kid Dropper; Touhy Mob Captured; Wanted: Husband Who Wont Object to Being Murdered; Mad Murders in Minnesota; Hex Horror; Dodging Death with Big Bill Longley; Whodunnit? The Catnip Club Murder. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, Bob Wood, Jack Alderman 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 unkillable Michael Malloy survives multiple murder attempts. "Two Gun" Crowley's 1931 shootout with police becomes national news and helps create the image of the Prohibition-era gangster. Gunfighter Luke Short survives numerous gunfights and finances some of the best-known saloons in the Old West. Crime Kings: The Phantom of Fort Wayne; The Poison Dove; Two-Gun Crowley; The Count of Gramercy Park; The Killer Who Died Laughing; Thisll Kill You; Little Luke Short; The Corpse That Would Not Stay Dead!; Whodunnit? Be a Detective. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Dick Wood, R. W. Hall, Dick Briefer, Milton Kramer, Bob Wood, Jack Alderman 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 Eastman Gang becomes the ruling underworld organization in New York in the period between the 1890s and the 1910s. A killer's shoes identify him among Texans' cowboy boots, in a story with early art by comics legend Carmine Infantino. Crime Does Not Pay editors Charles Biro and Bob Wood investigate a murder and find the trail leads right back to their own office, in a whimsical whodunit with art by Dick Briefer. Crime Kings: The True Story of Monk Eastman; The Killer the Law Couldn't Kill; The Texas Terrors; Mirthful Murder and the Crazy Killers; The Praying Corpse; Sing Sing Prison Break; Crime Close-Ups; The Patent Leather Killer!; Whodunnit? Be a Detective. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Alvin Hollingsworth, Dick Wood, Bob Montana, Dick Briefer, 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. Outlaws plan a high-dollar robbery in a Western tale with early art by pioneering African-American artist Alvin Hollingsworth. Small-time hoods encounter The Curse of the Hand, in a story with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, or possibly Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Don Costello collects heads from corpses, in a horrific tale with art by Dick Briefer. Crime Kings: The True Story of Jean Cavaillac; James O'Connor, Master of Jailbreak; Million Dollar Robbery; Two-Legged Rats -The Curse of the Hand; The Wrong Hero; The Horror Hobby; Smart Guy of Crime; Whodunnit? The Mystery of the Symphony of Death. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, 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. A woman is dubbed a "female Bluebeard" after doing away with her husbands, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. The story of Nolan the Notorious features early art by pioneering African-American artist Alvin Hollingsworth. The murderer of Mary Lawson is revealed by a burnt match, in a tale with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring a vintage PSA for wartime paper drives, an early recycling program. Career of Carrington Hill; Four Crooks and a Coffin; Female Blue Beard; Murder Master; Angel Face of Crime; The Case of the Missing Monster; Nolan the Notorious; Whodunnit? Who Murdered Beautiful Mary Lawson?; A Crimebuster Special. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Robert Q. 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. A criminal gang becomes known in the press as the Suede Glove Bandits. An Alcatraz inmate distinguishes himself as being tougher than the rest. A Hollywood murder mystery dares the reader to figure out who killed a movie star, in a whimsical whodunit with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring an ad for the following issue's Jimmy Durante Murder Case. Career of Walter Cahill and the Suede Glove Bandits; 27 Years of Murder!; The Grave Gamble; Terror on the Tracks; The Man in Wolf's Clothing; Four Steps to Doom; Tough Guy of Alcatraz; Whodunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Dick Hall, Robert Q. 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. A convict helps build the gas chamber in San Quentin, little realizing that he'll see it again soon. A Hollywood murder mystery features comedy star Jimmy Durante, in a whimsical whodunit with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring a vintage PSA for wartime paper salvaging, an early recycling program. Help Beat the Axis by Collecting Waste Paper; One Man Crime Wave; Pranzini of Paree; The Case of the Missing Toe; The Case of the Jersey Kid; The Man Who Built His Own Doom; Mystery Killing in the North Country; How Jimmy "Schnozzola" Durante Solved the Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Kill Crazy Keast" (script by Dick Wood, art by Rudy Palais), "Landru the Terrible" (script by Wood, art by Bob Q. Siege), "Twin Idols of Evil," "Phantom in the Fire" (art by Gates), "Mr. Crime Finds Mike Casalino" (script by Wood, art by Siege), "The Case of the White Eyed Butcher" (script by Wood), and "Who Dunnit?" (art by Dick Briefer). Cover price $0.10.