Famous Crimes (1948) comic books 1948-1950

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One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. James, Melville and Barney Butcher live up to their surnames during a 1930s Ohio crime spree; Gentleman robber George Leslie escapes due to his political connections in 1870s Philadelphia; Jerry James tries to live up to his namesake Jesse James by robbing a subway instead of a train. The Butcher Bros.; King of the Bank Robbers: George Leslie; The Trunk Detective; Jerry James: Slaughter in the Subway!; True Crime. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Barbary Bill" retitled and reprinted as "Giant of Terror" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #58; "Constantine, The Killer" retitled and reprinted as "Madhouse of Crime!!" in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12; "Payoff, Death!" retitled and reprinted as "The Deadly Trail..." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #59; and "You Can't Escape Justice! Aids to Crime Detection..". "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." text story reprinted in Crimes by Women (1948) #14 and retitled and reprinted as "Trial and Execution." in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12 and Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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All stories reprinted in Famous Crimes (1948) #51. In order of appearance: "The Erdon Twins"; "Bennie Dickson and Stella Mae Irwin, Marriage in Crime!!" also retitled and reprinted as "Bloodstained Bullets" in Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #18; and "Frankie 'Angles' Marlowe" also retitled and reprinted as "Paid Back With Death" in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #48. "Decoy for Death" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #11 and also retitled and reprinted as "Brother of Death" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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All stories reprinted in Horrors (1953) #14. Cover art reprinted on Famous Crimes (1948) #20. In order of appearance: "Born Rotten"; "Blue-White-Coker Axler"; and "The Chain of Death" art by Pat Masulli. "Percy the Chef" text story reprinted from Everybody's Comics (1947 Fox Giant) #0. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Louis Find is haunted by the souls of the many women he has robbed and murdered; A phone call and a trail of chewed matchsticks leads the cops to ruthless killer Cliff Sutterstone; The Salicki and Gennet gangs turn San Francisco into a battlefield. Death Is a Small Fat Man; The Avenging Murderer; Harry the Horse Makes Hollywood; Salicki-Gennet Feud: Frisco's Savage Gang War; The Pueblos. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "The Gloved Hand" reprinted as "The Hand of Crime..." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #56; "The Kidnapping Trio" art by Pete Morisi, reprinted as "The Trio of Terror" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55; and "The Singing Waiter" retitled and reprinted as "Song of Death...!" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #15. "Slaves of the Sahara" text story reprinted from Captain Kidd (1949) #24. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.