Justice Traps the Guilty (1947 Prize) comic books 1955 or before

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Fight Fix!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Sergeant Ray Gullaver and Rita Costello trap crooked gamblers who fixed a boxing match. Murder Special Delivery, pencils by Jerry Robinson, inks by Mort Meskin; deceived by a faithless admirer, docile Deborah Cowling turned into a venomous killer; story set in the gay 90s. Al Spencer... Last of the Old West Bandits. Full-page ad for Prize's Charlie Chan comic #1 includes repro of cover and illo of Charlie Chan. Hand and Foot text story. Held For Ransom!, art by A. C. Hollingsworth. A Fortune in Slugs!, art by Bill Draut. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Money-Making Machine Swindlers!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Stella Brady exposes a counterfeit money operation. Mind Over Murder!; Sigmund Turner of the Viennese Police turns the tables on Jack Benjamin, who has hidden his murder weapon. 3 Sinister Salesmen, art by A. C. Hollingsworth. The Capture of 'One-Eye'!, art by Al Feldstein and Jack Kirby. Gerald Woodworth... The Vanishing Bandit. Ad for Romance Comics. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Fall of Classy Eddie Bentz--Underworld Snob, pencils by Jack Kirby; a story about Eddie Bentz, one of the craftiest crooks the FBI ever face. The Violent Mr. Peace; Charles Peace, one of the most successful burglars to ever plague Scotland Yard, is tripped up by a piece of evidence. Eugene Vidocq...First Great Detective, pencils by Bernard Krigstein. The First Hundred Are the Hardest text story. End of a Blackmailer, art by Manny Stallman. The Man Who Was Ashamed of Doing Good...Joe Slade, Wild West Jekyll and Hyde Desperado!, pencils by Will Elder. The Masked Killer text story, pencils by Jack Kirby. Ad for Young Romance and Young Love comics. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Man Who Stole a Train, pencils by Jack Kirby; Dale Jones, the Bright Boy of crime, who thought he ought to be a Hollywood star, steals a western express train. Hot Ice, pencils by Warren Broderick; the true story of Richie Stone, who handled stolen diamonds. Counterfeit, pencils by John Belfi. Clue of the Slingshot text story. Death Played Second Fiddle, art by Manny Stallman. Confidence Man, art by Bernie Krigstein. Ad for Real West Romances. 16mm movie projector ad. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Air Cop; Frank Bradley, the nations first air cop, plans an aerial attack against Boss Murchs extortion gang. The Keeper of the Blood-Hound, pencils by Vic Donohue; he was heartbroken when the police turned him down, but Bert Cutler got his chance to stalk two dangerous killers. A Stooge in Satan's School. Madam Monster. The Hidden Gun text story. The Nightmare Murder Mystery, pencils by Dick Briefer. Ad for Young Romance and Young Love. Daisy Air Rifle ad. Ad for Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen set. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Slot Machine Payoff, art by George Gregg; a womans love for a killer made her a pawn in the murderous struggle between two mobs. Two-Bit Touch-Off, art by Rudy Palais; Frankie Ames was sure a looted vending machine would camouflage his four-alarm revenge plot. How the G-Men Got Their Name! featurette. Bite of Death. The Almost Perfect Crime text story. The Last Ride, art by Bernard Bail. One Way Willie. Charles Atlas comic strip ad. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Pirates of the Poor, art by Marvin Stein; an expose of the relief check racketeers. Playking athletic belt comic strip ad. Optical Illusion; Ralph Cooper by a 25-cent book that enables him to hypnotize people. The Way to Prison, pencils by John Severin. Closeups text article. Silent Witness, pencils by Mart Bailey. Fall Guy, pencils by John Severin. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Mort Meskin and others. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A crook stages phony auto accidents and shakes down the hapless drivers for money. Burglars trying to rob an Egyptian exhibit run afoul of an ancient curse. Cop Pete encounters the boy he befriended as a kid, now grown into a dangerous killer. Payoff in Pain; Closeups; Curse of Me-Meb; Two Dollars Too Much; The Weakest Link; Cops Don't Cry; Human Cargo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Mort Meskin and C.C. Beck. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Struggling sweethearts Sharon and Jerry get caught up in a counterfeiting racket. Crimelord Harry Fontaine, who looks like Marvel's Kingpin, stays one step ahead of the cops. Ex-GI Marv vows to bring down a gang that swindles veterans out of housing loans. Also featuring a vintage ad for a bodybuilding "mini-gym" with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Counterfeit!; Closeups; You Can't Kill Me!; O'Hara Had a Heart!; G.I. Housing Swindle; The Dead Can't Sleep! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by C.C. Beck, Mort Meskin and Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Gangsters masquerade as talent scouts, but a real agent gets wind of the scam. Charley leads his too-trusting brother into a life of crime. A doctor gets a lucrative trade in gangsters after operating on John Dillinger. Also featuring a vintage ad for a bodybuilding "mini-gym" with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. The Talent Fakers; Closeups; Dead Proof; Brute Force; Bad Medicine; The Suspicious Son; Hideout. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Marvin Stein, Mo Marcus, Jack Abel and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A gang abducts an artist and forces him to create counterfeit bills. A thug endangers his co-hoods by indulging his various superstitions during crimes. A blackmailer uses faked photographs to squeeze money out of his victims. I Was a Counterfeiter; Closeups; The Superstitious Bandit; Fear, Incorporated; Triumph of Science; Foto Frame-Up. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Marvin Stein. Heist Mob!; a womans brother is tied up with the mob. Monster in the Parlor!; a mobster invades the home of a chemist and his family. Slave to the Habit!; Nitro X-3 makes a professor a crooked millionaire. The Lucky Number text story. The Garlic Trail article. Trail of Doom!, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. Dead Man's Debt!, inks by Mort Meskin. Uncle Bernies Toy Shop ad. Charles Atlas comic strip ad. 48 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, Rudy Palais and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A boxer gets mixed up with crooked promoters, but refuses to throw a fight. A deaf storekeeper has the last laugh on would-be burglars. A loan shark tries to blackmail a banker into embezzlement. KO Syndicate; Ears of Justice; A Murder Solved by Fate; Modus Operandi; Closeups; Roped In; Too Smart; The Sniper. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Marvin Stein. Ex-Con Shakedown, art by Marvin Stein; a man who makes a living shaking people down tries to get money from an ex-con. The Weak Link, pencils by Rudy Palais; a gang is hobbled by its weakest member. No Escape, pencils by Rudy Palais. The Alibi text article. Death Warrant. Ad for The Dollar Mystery Guild. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A con man hires a killer as his new partner - but first he must get rid of the old partner. An elderly shut-in plans to kill his neighbor to get his spot by the window. A man becomes a vicious thug after his brother is killed by cops during a robbery. Art from this issue is featured in Dr. Fredric Wertham's 1954 anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent, illustration #14, with the caption, "Treating police contemptuously is a comic-book commonplace." The Swindler; Something to Kill for!; The Last Laugh; Closeups; Desert Justice; Cotton Clue; Two-Gun Crowley. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An amnesiac ex-ganglord returns to his old haunts, and cops and crooks alike think he's back to make a power grab. A seemingly innocuous farmer has a dark secret. A hood pulls a double-cross on his partners once too often. Gangland Regime; The Gentleman Farmer; The Big Break; Closeups; Double-Crosser! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.