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

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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #35 GD+ 2.5
    Published Sep 1944 by Lev Gleason.

    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 35 GD+ 2.5

    Lateral spine tear.

    Starts Jun 15

    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. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #42 GD 2.0
    Published Nov 1945 by Lev Gleason.

    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 42 GD 2.0

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    Starts Jul 4

    Charles Biro electric chair cover! A truly striking cover!

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, 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. Leonard Scamici makes a name for himself as a killer for hire, but a New York bank job proves his undoing. The brilliant and well-mannered "Western George" Leslie masterminded robberies down to the tiniest detail. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an embezzler during a costume party at Mardi Gras. Also featuring a famous and oft-reprinted cover by Charles Biro. Willie the Actor; Million Dollar Burglar; Murder Will Out; The Saga of Sir Charles; The True Story of Leonard Scamici, Killer For Hire; The Case of the Phony Count Chivano; Whodunnit: Can You Solve the Murder at the Mardi Gras? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #46 GD+ 2.5
    Published Jul 1946 by Lev Gleason.

    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 46 GD+ 2.5

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    Starts Jul 4

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Sale, C. L. Hartman, Rudy Palais, Edd Ashe, Bert Bushell, Davy Johnson, 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. "Two Gun" Crowley's 1931 shootout with police becomes national news and helps create the image of the Prohibition-era gangster. A crooked insurance salesman hires two killers to do away with a woman for the insurance money. A story that dares the reader to figure out who committed murder during the production of a pirate movie. Also featuring several lurid text stories of the True Detective type, plus a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop. Cut-Rate Murder; A River, a Basket, a Stain of Red; Death Insurance; The True Story of Two-Gun Crowley; This'll Kill You!; Joe the Boss; Trio of Terror; Whodunnit. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.