Auctions: comic books 1955 or before

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Feb 1951 FN- 5.5

British Edition. February 1951, Vol 8 #3. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Murder's Little Helper by Robert C. Dennis, Patsy in Slaughter-Land by Nels Leroy Jorgensen, Don't Kill my Love by Paul Kolton, Matter of Timing by Larry J. Marcus, and Mum's the Corpse by R.M.F. Joses. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Mar 1951 VG+ 4.5

British Edition. March, 1951 - Volume 8, Issue #4. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: "Kill and Make Up" by Mel Colton, "Exclusive Sucker" by Walter Snow, "There Was a Crooked Man" by Talmage Powell, "Murder on the Make" by Robert Martin, and "Mourner's Bench" by W. P. Brothers. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Apr 1951 GD/VG 3.0

Cover separating from book. Water damage with staple rust/migration.

British Edition. April 1951, Vol 8 #5. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Tri-Kill Cutie by John D. MacDonald, Slayers Burn Slow by Robert Martin, A Bullet for Baby by Donn Mullally, and Killer's Luck by Raymond Drennen. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Dec 1951 GD 2.0

British Edition. December, 1951 - Volume 9, Issue #1. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: "My Bride, My Corpse" by Francis K. Allan, "Mother Kills Best" by Donn Mullally, "Too Much Rope" by Winston Bouve, "Lady on the Loose" by Dean Evans" and "Bull's-Eye View" by George C. Appell. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Black Mask (1939-1953 Atlas Publishing 2nd Series) British Reprint Edition Sep 1953 VG+ 4.5

Water damage with staple rust/migration.

British Edition. September 1953, Vol 10 #10. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Cash Wale's Second Massacre by Peter Paige, Toast the Poison Princess by D.L. Champion, ...And Hope to Die by J.L. Bouma, and The Fifth Hood by John G. Pearsol. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Kellogs Premium (1933 Kellogs) 1 VG- 3.5

1" spine split from top. Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust, rust migration.

1933 Kellogs Cereal Premium. Written by Phil Nowlan. Art by Dick Calkins. Kellog's cereal Premium featuring the origins of Buck Rogers! 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in, 32 pages, Text (with full color illustrations)

Buster Crabbe (1951 Famous Funnies) 4 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3742309017

Cover by Frank Frazetta. Art by Allen Ulmer, Mike Roy and Frank Frazetta. Adventure tales featuring Hollywood legend Buster Crabbe, star of Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Tarzan serials. Whiskers goes underground when he thinks he's killed his barber; A classic PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Also featuring cover art by Frazetta. The Kansas Killer; Lead Poison; Top Secret; Whiskers Has A Close Shave; The Raiders; Red Cross New Method of Artificial Respiration. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Calling All Girls (1941-1949 Parents' Magazine) 1st Series 37 GD/VG 3.0

Cover coming loose at one staple. Staple rust.

Cover features teen movie stars Shirley Jones and Roddy McDowell. Stories and art by Frank Sinatra, Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Margueritte Bro, Corrine Dillon, Karin Asbrand, Helen Carter Maxon, Martha Ross, Adam Allen, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A wartime message of tolerance from Frank Sinatra, then a teen heartthrob; A comics biography of Chinese freedom fighter Liang King-Fu; Red Cross nurses travel the front lines in an armored bus. Judy Wing; Mystery in Ward 13; Guerrilla Chief; Solo for Two; Heroes Are Cowards; Movie Memos; Double Exposure Mystery; Bearcat in Germany; Lets Talk Things Over; Medal for Bravery; The Voice Speaks; When Sisters Get Under Your Skin; It's Fun to Sew; Jivin to Jabberwocky; Friends Across the Border; You Too Can Tame Time; This Party Is a Winner; Cookie Wows Em With Waffles; Simplicity Sue Makes a Suit Wardrobe; Dip Your Feet in Color Again; Black Is Young; Whose Girl Will You Be in the Easter Parade?; Nancy Pepper in Hollywood; Top Your Easter Suit with a Topper; This Too, Too Solid Flesh; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Tricks for Teens. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain America Comics (1941 Timely) 13 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing (replaced with color copy for readability). Very brittle, full length spine split to almost all wraps. Facsimile cover included (unattached).

Cover art by Al Avison. "The League of the Unicorn!", art by Avison; A railroad boss poses as King Zong, leader of the League of Unicorns, an oriental criminal gang that wear helmets with spikes on their foreheads to slay enemies. Zong hopes to profit from sowing discord between China and the Allies, but Cap and Bucky defeat him and hand him over to the police. Polly Tix humor page by Fred Schwab. "The Lighthouse of Horror," art by Avison; Cap and Bucky must stop the activities of 20th Century pirates who are able to block the beam of a lighthouse, causing ships to run aground so they can be looted by the criminals. "Wild West" text story. Untitled Imp story, script by Stan Lee, art by Chad Grothkopf; The Imp tangles with Dr. Sinn, who has discovered a book on black magic which reveals magic words that makes Sinn the most powerful man alive! "The One Man Invasion!", A pair of Nazi agents enter the U.S. to kidnap a British newspaper publisher and take him to Germany, all to prevent the publishers' anti-Nazi articles from seeing print. Sentinels of Liberty ad. Untitled The Secret Stamp, U.S. Defense Agent story, script by Stan Lee, art by Don Rico; A group of criminals, who have stolen many defense stamps from Roddy Colt, are threatening to kill a local banker until he pays them $10,000. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Future (1940-1944 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD 2.0

1" spine split from bottom. Water damage.

"Cap Future & Space Emperor" novel by Edmond Hamilton

Winter, 1940. Cover by George J. Rozen. Stories by Edmond Hamilton ("Captain Future and the Space Emperor"), Eric Frank Russell, Oliver E. Saari, and David H. Keller. Illustrations by H. G. Wesso. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Captain Future (1940-1944 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 VG/FN 5.0

Volume 1, Issue 2 - Spring, 1940. Stories by Edmond Hamilton ("Calling Captain Future"), H.L. Gold, Will Garth, and David H. Keller. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Captain Future (1940-1944 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #3 VG 4.0

1" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Spring, 1941. Stories by Edmond Hamilton ("Star Trail to Glory"), Gawain Edwards, Eando Binder, and Will Garth. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 5 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Oxidation. Unattached reproduction cover included.

Cover art by C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel's Double Trouble; Captain Marvel rescues a princess kidnapped by Sivana. The King of the Crater; Captain Marvel prevents a terrorist from taking control of the Earth's volcanoes. You Can't Kill a Ghost text story by Joseph Millard. Captain Marvel Solves the Swamp Mystery; Captain Marvel discovers why The Swamp Devil is trying to scare people off their land. Introducing Captain Kid, script and art by Al Liederman. Sivana's Strange Chemical Potion, art by C.C. Beck; Sivana uses a potion to change Billy into another person who doesn't remember his name. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 15 FR 1.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Marc Swayze and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Bulbo the Whale" with story by Bill Woolfolk; "Klang the Killer" by Marc Swayze; "The Great Atlantic Dam" (Adolf Hitler appearance); and "Captain Marvel a Murderer?" Plus: Giant Paste the Axis Contest 2-pager with C.C. Beck strip, "Captain Marvel Is Robbed of His Magic Word." Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Death Express" by Douglas Mann. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 48 CGC 5.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white

PIECE MISSING FROM PAGE 3.

Label #4326606002

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Billy, Steamboat and others attend the gala birthday celebration of Mr. Morris, and they eat a lot of the rich birthday cake. As they depart for home, Billy tells Steamboat that he hopes that all that cake doesn't give him nightmares. Little does Billy know what lies ahead, especially when Dr. Sivana is involved in "The World's Mightiest Dream!" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. (Last appearance of Steamboat.) Captain Marvel also stars in "Sivana and Marvel, Inc." and "The Repentant Crook," both tales by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: 2-page text story "Just Plain Dumb" by C.M. Steever. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Captures the Red Terror!" with art by Beck and Costanza. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1942 Mighty Midget Miniature) 11A GD/VG 3.0

Variant with plain back cover (no color on back). Stories include "Captain Marvel and the Bumble-Brained Bridegroom" and "The Alaskan Adventure." Newsprint cover and interior, 5" X 4", 36 pages in black, white, and red. Listed as Mighty Midget Comics in Overstreet.

Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 39 FN+ 6.5

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Bill Woolfolk. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. CM intervenes when a cutting-edge tunnel under a river is targeted for sabotage...or is it the river itself that attacks? Midnight creates a device that interrupts electric power in a wide radius, a sort of EMP weapon 50 years early. Captain Midnight is called in to help railroad workers lay track across an impassible swamp. Tunnel of Terror; Path of Darkness; Odd But True Inventions; Pilot Pete; The Sleepy Madman; Red Skye: Debt of Death; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Swamp of Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Science (1950) 2 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #23-11DB1D1-002

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Walter Johnson and Gustav Schrotter. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. When the alien supercomputer warns of danger from the dark side of the moon, Captain Science and Rip use the flying saucer to investigate, leaving beautiful alien Luana to coordinate the action with the Cortexon. But their return is delayed when the Cat Men of Phoebus abduct Luana, hoping to lure Captain Science and the supercomputer into their grasp. Interplanetary private eye Brant Craig investigates after the Venusberg Freight line is targeted by the Space Pirates of Lanthus IV. The Dark o the Moon; The Space Pirates of Lanthus IV; Nightmare!; The Cat Men of Phoebus; Robots of Ra. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 21 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405340003

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Numbering continues from Blondie (1947 McKay/Harvey/King/Charlton) #20. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #1. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The descendant of famous witch-hunters is called to Ireland by a witch's spell. A man returns to Paris and remembers his childhood encounter with a ghost. A glimpse at what future space prisons might look like. The Old Hag of the Hills; The Avenging Spectre!; Darker Than Death; Gorilla!; Strange Customs; Gray Death; Tricks to Mystify Your Friends; The Chieftain of the Dead; Terror in the Heavens!; The Ghost of the Rue de Morte; How Death Valley Got Its Name; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 22 CGC 3.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.

Label #4386574001

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by John Giunta, Manny Stallman, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #2. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A ferry captain provides corpses to a mad doctor in an island castle for his evil experiments. An unhinged artist creates a portal to a horrific world, bringing a hapless art student along with him. Profiles of infamous monsters: Frankenstein's Monster; Dracula; The Mummy; The Werewolf; Jack the Ripper. The Vault of Living Death; Portrait of Fear; Creatures of the Swamp; Men from Mars; Strange Customs; Caught!; House of Horror; Ferry of the Dead; The Snake Man; Chambers of Chills; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 23 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4386574002

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Lee Elias, Pierce Rice, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #3. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The recipient of an eye transplant is haunted by horrifying visions. A meek accountant pushed too far turns to murder, in a story with possible inks by comics legend Leonard Starr. Scientists discover the legendary lair of the Minotaur, but soon regret it. Arctic explorers accidentally unfreeze an evil temple and its inhabitants. Walking Dead; Hall Of Horror!; Trip To Terror; Brain Operation!; Strange Customs; Death In The Desert!; Monster's Maze; Scientific Oddities; The Doom of Living Ice; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 9 CGC 5.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4405340002

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Tom Hickey, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Vic Donahue. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Antarctic explorers discover a long-frozen caveman. A man arranges a fiendish revenge on the thieves who murdered his wife, setting the eight-armed Ranu against them. Figures from nursery rhymes are brought to life as murderous minions. Bondage cover by Al Avison. The Eight Hands of Ranu; Strange Legends: Maushope - The Dying Smoker; The Captain's Return; The Annals of Horror: The Black Death; The Rotting Death; Birth of a Monster; The Ice Horror; Demons of the Night. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 22 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405340004

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, John Giunta and Manny Stallman. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A disfigured man knows he must eventually show his face to the woman he loves. A fugitive criminal forces a scientist to use his reincarnation machine on him. Scientists discover a subterranean society and its sinister lottery. The Ugly Duckling; A Model Girl; Reincarnation; Lottery; Chilly Chamber Music: Songs from the Spook Box; The Satchel; The Skeptic! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 002 Ivanhoe (1946) 3 VG- 3.5

Chew.

Ivanhoe, 3rd Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 15). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 002 Ivanhoe (1946) 6 VG 4.0

Ivanhoe, 6th Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 28, 1946). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 003 The Count of Monte Cristo (1946) 4 VG- 3.5

Cover coming loose at the staple. Water spotting.

The Count of Monte Cristo, 4th Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 18/20).

Classics Illustrated 008 Arabian Nights 4A GD- 1.8

1" Tear through front cover and first 22 pages.

Arabian Nights, 4th Printing, Classics Comics. "A" version has glossy cover on regular paper stock. (HRN 28). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 008 Arabian Nights 7 VG/FN 5.0

Tape on interior of cover.

Arabian Nights, 7th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 78). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 011 Don Quixote (1943) 3 GD/VG 3.0

.5" Spine split from bottom.

Don Quixote, 3rd Printing, Classics Comics. Comic book adaptation of the classic Miguel De Cervantes story about a quiet scholarly gentleman who let his imagination take over his life and resolved to seek adventure as noble knight. Illustrated by Louis Zansky. Issue also has a text biography of Cervantes and other historical figures. (HRN 21). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 012 Rip Van Winkle 2 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

Rip Van Winkle, 2nd Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 15). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 015 Uncle Tom's Cabin 2 GD/VG 3.0

Uncle Tom's Cabin, 2nd Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 15).

Classics Illustrated 020 The Corsican Brothers (1944) 2 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

The Corsican Brothers, 2nd Printing, Classics Comics, Queens County Times edition. (HRN 22).

Classics Illustrated 021 3 Famous Mysteries (1944) 7 VG+ 4.5

Writing on inside of back cover.

3 Famous Mysteries, 7th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 114). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 023 Oliver Twist 2B VG- 3.5

Writing on inside of back cover.

Oliver Twist, 2nd Printing, Classics Comics, NO cover price in white circle to left of title. (HRN 30, original 7/45 date).

Classics Illustrated 033 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1947) 1 FR 1.0

3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation. Portion of back cover missing.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. Kiefer cover, contains Hound of the Baskervilles & A Study in Scarlet, 68 pgs. (HRN 33, 1/47). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 033 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1947) 2 GD+ 2.5

Tape under staples. Cover detached at one staple.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. DOES NOT HAVE A Study in Scarlet. (HRN 53, no price or date).

Classics Illustrated 033 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1947) 3 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 71). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 033 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1947) 4B VG- 3.5

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 4th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. 4B has Kiefer's name omitted from cover. (HRN 89). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 040 Mysteries (1947) 2 VG- 3.5

Mysteries, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 62, no date). Edgar All Poe stories: "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Adventure of Hans Pfall" and "The Fall of the House of Usher". Art by August M. Froelich, H.C. Kiefer & Harley M. Griffiths. Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 042 Swiss Family Robinson 2B GD+ 2.5

.5" Cumulative spine split.

Swiss Family Robinson 2nd printing, Line Drawing Cover, Reorder List on back cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic story about a family shipwrecked on an island. (HRN 62, no date).

Classics Illustrated 110 A Study in Scarlet (1953) 1 VG+ 4.5

A Study in Scarlet, 1st printing, Painted Cover. Sherlock Holmes stars in "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." Art by Seymour Moskowitz. Comic book adaptation of the classic detective story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson to the world. Issue also has an comic book adaptation of another Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and a text biography on Doyle and text stories on "Our American Heritage" and "Stories from the World of Sports." (HRN 111, with 8/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

Comedy Comics (1942 Timely) 24 VG/FN 5.0

Cosmic Stories (1941 Albing Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG 4.0

2" spine split from top.

Cosmo Cat (1946 Fox) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cosmopolitan (1886 Hearst) Vol. 106 #2 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing back cover.

Volume 106, Issue 2 - February 1939, 8.5" x 11.5", 172 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

Crack Comics (1940) 51 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4292637007

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Werewolf War, art by Reed Crandall; In a strange town, Kim is kidnapped by a man named Raffrey, who, in reality, is a werewolf; Captain Triumph shows no remorse for the evil creature by delivering a fatal blow to it, even after he had reverted back into human form. The Shrunken Crooks starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. Trouble! starring Hack O'Hara. The Substitute Strips starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Magic Tree starring Floogy the Fiji. Insurance, Injuries, and Marriage Prospects starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Crazy (1953) 7 VG 4.0

(C) Russ Heath (A) Carl Burgos, Carl Hubbell, Howard Post, Russ Heath, Dan DeCarlo, Joe Maneely. Parody/satire. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) 63 GD/VG 3.0

Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Sicilian siblings the Genna Brothers rule Chicago's Little Italy, until they come up against Capone's Chicago Outfit. Trivia about strange crimes includes the Gorilla Man robberies, perpetrated by a man in a gorilla suit. A master of escaping from prison tells his story in the first person. The Genna Brothers; Crime Oddities; Harry The Artist Hamilton; It's a Fact!; The Five Lives of Lucky Lane. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 84 GD+ 2.5

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, Fred Guardineer, 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Ben "The Leech" Dore, who must choose between informing on a mob boss or frying for the murder himself, in a story with possible art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. During Prohibition, a cop goes after the Jerry Morton Gang, who murdered guards during an armored-car heist. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed a wealthy woman during an opera performance. Death House Blues; Mad-Dog Roundup; Our Police Hall of Fame; Captured by a Mail Order Sleuth!; Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 125 VG- 3.5

Oxidation, 1/2" cumulative spine split.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler 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. The story of Frank Nash, called "the most successful bank robber in U.S. history," until the Kansas City Massacre. A convict has a change of heart during a breakout and saves a prison guard. The Hair-Raising Career of Massacre Mad Frank Nash; The End of the Line; Strange Criminals; Crime Oddities; The Case of the X-Rayed Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.