Public Enemies (1948-49 DS) 8

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $10.00 View scan Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Staples replaced. Imminent cover detachment. 1" Spine split from top. 1 1/4" tear form edge. Water damage. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Art Gates and others. Tales of true crime inspired this violent pre-Code crime comic from DS Publishing. Struggling artist Hutch and his agent Prissy get mixed up with gangsters and masterpieces painted by an anonymous genius. An American movie star falls for an Indian maharajah, but is targeted for death by a jealous ex. Tom investigates after his girlfriend's sister is apparently frightened to death, and learns both sisters were heirs to a fortune. Plus a vintage ad for "Play-Safe Flame Proof Playsuits: Indian Chief, Cowboy King or Home Run." Bullets for Bellini; Penitentiary Pete; The Hobo in Full Dress; Custom-Made Clue; Indian Dagger; Time and the Crime; Thelma Blaine. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.