Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 7 (1952) comic books
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Issue #12
$8.80
- INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, slightly interrupts art or story.
Art by Gerald McCann, Dick Briefer and Bernie Krigstein. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #84. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #12 in indicia. A hired killer uses a technique from ancient Egypt to ensure he doesn't get knocked off by his client. A woman doesn't suspect that her husband's costume jewelry is actually a fortune in stolen gems, in a story with art by comics legend Dick Briefer. An industrialist's son is targeted for death by spies, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Also featuring a vintage ad for training as a "Criminal Investigator" by mail. An Idea from Egypt; Right on the Job; The Simple Whistle; Did You Know That...; This and That of Crime; The Sparrow's Ladder; Silent Gans; Last Man in the World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
