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Shock Detective Cases (1952) comic books

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  • Issue #20
    Shock Detective Cases (1952) 20
    Shock Detective Cases (1952) #20
    Published Sep 1952 by Star.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth and others. Numbering continues from Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #19. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Serial killer Joseph Medley goes to the chair for his compulsion for strangling women. Inspector Roc investigates the case of The Bloodless Corpse, featuring art by pioneering African-American cartoonist Alvin Hollingsworth. Holdup men Joe and Sammy have a fatal flaw: when Sammy gets nervous, he kills people. The Strangler; The Bloodless Corpse; The Poisonous Heart; Death's Calling Card; Prison Panic!! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.