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War Against Crime! comic books issue 1

  • Issue #1
    War Against Crime (2000 Gemstone) 1

    New! Okay, you mugs! Grab your gat and get ready for a real blast from the past ? authentic crime comics straight from the Golden Age, but with that EC flavor! This is the first issue of War Against Crime, the series that would showcase the Vault-Keeper and eventually become Vault of Horror! Machine Gun Kelley was "Public Enemy" with art by Lee Ames; "Portfolio of Death" was illustrated by Johnny Craig; "Justice is Blind... The Ruby Stickpin" featured art by Ed Moore; and "Smokin' Six Guns" showcased the work of Graham Ingles! Cover by Johnny Craig!" Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1
    War Against Crime (1948 EC) 1
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch, spine split seal, tear seal and piece fill. 4.75" Cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Graham Ingels, Lee J. Ames, and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend early crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. The "true" story of Prohibition-era gangster Machine-Gun Kelly. A mastermind of crime seeks the secret evidence the police have against him, in a story by Johnny Craig. Modern-day train robbers become killers, in Graham Ingel's first story for EC Comics. Public Enemy…the Story of Machine-Gun Kelley!; Portfolio of Death!; The Ruby Stickpin!; Smokin Six-Guns! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.