Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 3 (1948) comic books
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Issue #6
$8.80
- Water damage. Mold. Cover oxidation. Staple rust.
Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Leonard Starr and Art Helfant. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #30. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #6 in indicia. A magician's hoax backfires fatally. Kidnappers overlook a single detail that proves their undoing. Escaped convicts outrun their luck when they try to help other cons escape. The Man Who Buried Himself; The Snatchers; Cash Box Cassie; You Can't Cheat An Honest Man The True Story of Jack Laurentian; The Boy Detective; Hot Wire; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Rub-Out Ranch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #9
$81.00
View scansCover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Mort Lawrence, Sid Greene and John Belfi. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #33. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #9 in indicia. Legendary queen of the underworld Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum runs a hugely successful fencing operation in 19th-century New York; The Mother Mandelbaum story was cited in the text of anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent as an example of supposed anti-Semitism. The true story of Big Jim Colosimo, Chicago's first gangster. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "All-Over Rain Cover," basically a tent-shaped two-person umbrella. That Fascinatin' Woman...Mother Mandelbaum; The Kid's New Toy; The Sydney Ducks; The Corpse That Talked; The Good Provider; The First Racketeer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
$13.50
Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Leonard Starr and Jules Steiner. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #34. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #9 in indicia. Arsonist-for-hire Big Bertha helps pull insurance scams, but her fires aren't cheap. A henpecked husband turns to crime to placate his wife. The story of legendary British highwayman Dick Turpin is actually a comics version of the Alfred Noyes poem "The Highwayman." Also featuring a vintage ad for the "All-Over Rain Cover," basically a tent-shaped two-person umbrella. Bad Dick Turpin; The Creek and David Paul; Moolah; Big Bertha, The 3-Alarm Grandmother; Free Wheeling; He Thought Of Everything; Dog Eat Dog. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #12
- 2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
"The Writin' Fool" (art by Leonard Starr), "The Orphan in the Shoe Box," "The Man Who Was Too Smart," "The Case of Senor X," "Pals," "The Set-Up," and "City Without Crime" (signed by Doore and John Belfi, we're not sure who Doore is). Two page text story, "Blackbeard the Pirate." Cover price $0.10.
