Crime Detective Comics Volume 3 (1952) comic books 1952

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $130.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4169298004

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $89.00 View scans 1" Spine split from top. 2.5" Internal page tear.

Stories and art by Bill Ely and others. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A jewel thief sets his sights on the famed Blue Star diamond as a gift for his wife. A simple-minded town fool stumbles on the evidence of a murder, but townspeople think he is involved himself. It's gangsters vs. cowboys when a new rustling scheme involves hijacking a cattle drive onto a schooner. The Glass Gibraltar; The Rats on the Vine; Haunted Headlines; The Kind Nuisance; The Mink in the Balcony; The Hamburger Pirates; The Gypsy Link. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $40.00 View scans 1.25" Cumulative spine split.

Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A gangland murder sets two teens on a lifelong path toward tragedy, as one becomes a mayoral candidate and the other a cheap hood. A diminutive French aristocrat turns to crime to buy nice things for the dancer he loves. A stolen shrub proves to be a dishonest banker's undoing. Diana and the Dwarf; The Shadow of Dice Canale; The Shovel at Twilight; Plenty for Three; Just Like a Swan; The Plow and the Pen; The Hound from Abroad. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.