Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) comic books

Add to cart FR 1.0 $9.40

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Al Bare, Fred Guardineer, Jack Keller and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Convicted cop-killer George Sitts escapes from the Minneapolis city jail with three other men. A cop relies on a dead man to get the goods on the gang that committed a payroll robbery. Danny Kipp confesses to killing a cop, but a police lieutenant suspects there's more to the story. Cover and first page feature endorsements from police Detective Walter Clancy and Mary Sullivan, NYPD Women's Bureau Chief, approving of "this magazine as a good reading for red-blooded American youngsters." John "Greenie" Gosnow, the Hyena of the Sea; Killer Hunt in the Black Hills; On the Level; When Dead Men Told!; Our Police Hall of Fame; Why Did He Want to Die? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $31.99 View scan

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Wrongly imprisoned Johnny wants to join a prison break, but the other convicts don't think he should risk it. A nearsighted crook ends up in a crime version of that old Twilight Zone episode after he breaks his glasses, in a story hosted by Mr. Crime. A detective dares the reader to figure out which of four identically-dressed golf buddies murdered a man on a fairway, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Don't Let Johnny Go!; How They Were Trapped; Hotel Hood; On the Level; Blind As a Bat; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; Death On the Fairway. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $32.00

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al McWilliams, Alex Kotsky, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A detective is assigned to catch the escaped convicts who've been leading cops on a nationwide chase. Feuding street kids in Hell's Kitchen grow up to work on opposite sides of the law, and their feud turns deadly. A comic that dares the reader to figure out the mysterious connection between safecrackers and a master jewel thief, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Mission: Get 'Em!; Flight from Fury; A Time for Murder; The Cop from Hell's Kitchen; The Case of the Elusive Go-Between. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $22.00 Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing front cover.

Torture cover by Charles Biro! Ouch! Oh, my!

Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Les Everhurd is riding high on slot machines and illegal liquor in Prohibition-era Brooklyn, until he meets a beautiful redhead who signals his downfall. The untimely arrival of Detective Clarke during a speakeasy shakedown causes Johnny Morrow to say, "You've stuck your nose into my business just once too often, copper!" In chapter 2 of the life of "Louie the Punk," Louie has killed his way to the top of the Duranto mob, but also inherited Duranto's enemies. Especially sadistic pre-Code bondage cover. A Dame Deals Death; The 3,623 Hours of Louie the Punk!, Chapter II; A Flaw in the Law!; The End of Johnny Morrow; News Oddities; "Baby Face" Benson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $17.00 View scan

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $17.00 View scan

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Luster, Ken Landau, Al Wenzel, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A quartet of convicts prepares a prison break. In Morocco, two gamblers try to resolve their longstanding feud with knives and bullets. Star quarterback Teddy gets in over his head with gambling debts, so mobsters try to get him to throw a game. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. The Big Crashout; Where Loser Takes All; Strange Criminals; Play Ball, or Play Dead. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.