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Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) 13 GD/VG 3.0

Cover and interior oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Sid Check, and Al Williamson. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. Helen suspects her sister Joan is having an affair with her husband, and the result of her suspicion is a fatal misunderstanding. In another version of the same story, she's not suspicious enough. These two are half-length stories called Quickies, featuring similar characters and romantic triangles. A young woman's homicidal rage could be the result of a cursed axe that once belonged to Lizzie Borden. Hear no Evil!; First Impulse!; Second Chance?; Freak!; A Question of Time!!; Forty Whacks! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $190.00 1.5" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.70) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Sid Check, and Al Williamson. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. Helen suspects her sister Joan is having an affair with her husband, and the result of her suspicion is a fatal misunderstanding. In another version of the same story, she's not suspicious enough. These two are half-length stories called Quickies, featuring similar characters and romantic triangles. A young woman's homicidal rage could be the result of a cursed axe that once belonged to Lizzie Borden. Hear no Evil!; First Impulse!; Second Chance?; Freak!; A Question of Time!!; Forty Whacks! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $350.00 Paper: Off white Label #4554812001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and Fred Peters. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A writer seeks solitude for his writing, and also for the murder that he's planning. A condemned murderer escapes the courtroom, only to have justice catch up with him on the subway. A jewel thief picks the wrong house for his next crime, and witnessing a murder is only the start of his ordeal. Sweet Dreams!; The Perfect Place!; The Electric Chair; The Hangmans Noose; The Guillotine!; Private Performance! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and Fred Peters. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A writer seeks solitude for his writing, and also for the murder that he's planning. A condemned murderer escapes the courtroom, only to have justice catch up with him on the subway. A jewel thief picks the wrong house for his next crime, and witnessing a murder is only the start of his ordeal. Sweet Dreams!; The Perfect Place!; The Electric Chair; The Hangmans Noose; The Guillotine!; Private Performance! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $200.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4562797003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and Fred Peters. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A writer seeks solitude for his writing, and also for the murder that he's planning. A condemned murderer escapes the courtroom, only to have justice catch up with him on the subway. A jewel thief picks the wrong house for his next crime, and witnessing a murder is only the start of his ordeal. Sweet Dreams!; The Perfect Place!; The Electric Chair; The Hangmans Noose; The Guillotine!; Private Performance! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $199.95 or Best Offer INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces missing (corner damage), interrupts art and story. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Rendezvous!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Joe and his office companions are taking bets that Charlie will have an airplane accident...just as a lark; Then, when Joe's boss suspects that the company's books are being juggled, Joe devises a plan to make sure his boss will have a plane accident himself. "Fission Bait!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A man murders his wife to be with his mistress; He buries her in the desert, but a prospector accidentally finds the body with a Geiger counter. It turns out her watch had a radium dial! "Scorpion" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "Come Clean!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Angelo Torres; Ralph Jones has been found guilty of strangling his girlfriend and is strapped in the electric chair facing a horrible death, all for a crime he didn't commit but in which circumstantial evidence led to his conviction. "Who's Next?", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A barber's wife and a regular customer are having an affair; When the barber finds out, he decides the customer needs a REALLY close shave. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig. Al Williamson article by Albert B. Feldstein. "Touch and Go!", script by Ray Bradbury and Johnny Craig (adaptation), art by Johnny Craig; Acton had killed Arthur Huxley and now tried to remove any clue that he had been at Huxley's home and had committed the crime; But his fixation with eliminating evidence of his presence had its consequences; Adapted from the short story "Touch and Go" (later retitled "The Fruit at the bottom of the Bowl") by Ray Bradbury. "One for the Money," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A shameless gold-digger ends up paying for her sins in a roundabout way. "Big Blow!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Fired!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, pencils by Al Williamso, inks by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta (as Fritz); As the owner of a cattle ranch, Patricia is getting lonely and longs for a man; That man is Roy Willis, a ranch hand who talks her into making him foreman. "Two for the Show!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Bill Elder; A man murder his wife and packs her body into a trunk; He takes the trunk on a train and secretly exchanges it with another, identical trunk. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $2,499.00 Restored: C1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, piece re-attached to cover with glue. (TOP EDGE OF COVER TRIMMED). COVER TRIMMED. Label #1252580003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($74.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Marie Severin, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A cheating wife and a murderous husband plot to out-murder each other with a fire and a wild horse. Brothers who owe a huge debt to mobsters prove to be even worse at murder than they were at gambling. When jealous stunt fliers fall for the same woman, the opportunities for them to murder each other are plentiful. Famous hanging-corpse cover by Johnny Craig was cited in illustration #10 of the famous anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Fire Trap!; The Welchers; Rope!; Double Jeopardy; Plane Murder. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $199.95 or Best Offer 1.25" Cumulative spine split. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Mother's Day," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Reed Crandall; Brothers Fred and Harold grew up with Harold given the best of everything, and Fred began to hate his brother; One day, Fred discovered that Harold had committed a theft and decided to take the rap for his brother and went to jail. "In the Groove," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A small-time radio announcer devises a plot to kill his wife, while he was broadcasting at the radio station; But he does not foresee a snag in those plans with the pre-recorded record he made and was playing over the airwaves. "On Schedule!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "Understudies!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Gail and Jim are unhappily married to their respective spouses, but, in fact, love one another; They decide on a daring plan to kill their mates and dissolve their bodies in quicklime to leave no trace. "Blood Brothers," script b Bill Gaines (plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (plot, script), art by George Evans; Alex arrives unannounced at the beach house of his brother who invites him to stick around and stay with him; Alex's intent is to kill his brother after putting into place a whole series of alibis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $135.00 3.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover coming loose at one staple. Water damage.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Mother's Day," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Reed Crandall; Brothers Fred and Harold grew up with Harold given the best of everything, and Fred began to hate his brother; One day, Fred discovered that Harold had committed a theft and decided to take the rap for his brother and went to jail. "In the Groove," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A small-time radio announcer devises a plot to kill his wife, while he was broadcasting at the radio station; But he does not foresee a snag in those plans with the pre-recorded record he made and was playing over the airwaves. "On Schedule!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "Understudies!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Gail and Jim are unhappily married to their respective spouses, but, in fact, love one another; They decide on a daring plan to kill their mates and dissolve their bodies in quicklime to leave no trace. "Blood Brothers," script b Bill Gaines (plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (plot, script), art by George Evans; Alex arrives unannounced at the beach house of his brother who invites him to stick around and stay with him; Alex's intent is to kill his brother after putting into place a whole series of alibis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Marie Severin, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A couple's intricate plot to have the mistress impersonate the murdered wife is undone by a game show, of all things. A banker who swindles a fortune from an old woman is betrayed by his own guilt. An attempt at murder-by-fire becomes suicide-by-spouse instead. Severed-head cover is one of the most infamous in comics history, mentioned during Gaines' testimony before the US Senate. In Each and Every Package; Monotony; Cinder Block; Sight Unseen. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $6,399.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #2048091001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($191.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Marie Severin, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A couple's intricate plot to have the mistress impersonate the murdered wife is undone by a game show, of all things. A banker who swindles a fortune from an old woman is betrayed by his own guilt. An attempt at murder-by-fire becomes suicide-by-spouse instead. Severed-head cover is one of the most infamous in comics history, mentioned during Gaines' testimony before the US Senate. In Each and Every Package; Monotony; Cinder Block; Sight Unseen. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $532.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4390430020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.96) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by George Evans. "This'll Kill You!", script by Otto Binder, art by Reed Crandall; The police are stunned when Victor Gattling brings in the dead body of his best friend and then claims that he, Victor, has been killed by his best friend. "Standing Room Only," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen; Siblings Carl and Cynthia spent their early years cross-dressing in order to have laughs on their friends but fall out of favor with each other; Stime later, Carl sees that his sister has married into money, so he murders his sister and her husband and then disguises himself as her in order to have access to those funds as beneficiary. "The Real Thing" one-page text story by Al Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Return Blow," script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; Alma and Luke decide to butter up Alma's boss lady at the fabulous Sanford Manion in order to get Alma listed in the old lady's will as beneficiary for a cool $250,000. "Last Resort," script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; Jerry hated Mona, hated her for being controlled by her money, so he seeks out a diversion in young and beautiful Jane, a waitress in town. Jerry kills Mona and dumps her into a lake at night, which eventually trips him up because he had dumped her body into crystal clear Silver Springs! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $299.95 or Best Offer 6.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Heavy water damage. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by George Evans. "This'll Kill You!", script by Otto Binder, art by Reed Crandall; The police are stunned when Victor Gattling brings in the dead body of his best friend and then claims that he, Victor, has been killed by his best friend. "Standing Room Only," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen; Siblings Carl and Cynthia spent their early years cross-dressing in order to have laughs on their friends but fall out of favor with each other; Stime later, Carl sees that his sister has married into money, so he murders his sister and her husband and then disguises himself as her in order to have access to those funds as beneficiary. "The Real Thing" one-page text story by Al Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Return Blow," script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; Alma and Luke decide to butter up Alma's boss lady at the fabulous Sanford Manion in order to get Alma listed in the old lady's will as beneficiary for a cool $250,000. "Last Resort," script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; Jerry hated Mona, hated her for being controlled by her money, so he seeks out a diversion in young and beautiful Jane, a waitress in town. Jerry kills Mona and dumps her into a lake at night, which eventually trips him up because he had dumped her body into crystal clear Silver Springs! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $499.95 or Best Offer Water damage. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by George Evans. Stories by Carl Wessler and Al Feldstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Marie Severin, Joe Orlando, Bernie Krigstein, Al Feldstein and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A man plots to take the place of a murdered millionaire, but the millionaire did some murdering of his own. A woman and her lover kill her husband, but the victim's body returns, first in nightmares and then in the most unlikely of ways. Spouses who've grown deadly tired of each other plot to end their marriage with fatal anniversary presents. Double-Crossed; Crushed Ice; Food for Thought; More Blessed to Give…. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by George Evans. Stories by Carl Wessler and Al Feldstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Marie Severin, Joe Orlando, Bernie Krigstein, Al Feldstein and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A man plots to take the place of a murdered millionaire, but the millionaire did some murdering of his own. A woman and her lover kill her husband, but the victim's body returns, first in nightmares and then in the most unlikely of ways. Spouses who've grown deadly tired of each other plot to end their marriage with fatal anniversary presents. Double-Crossed; Crushed Ice; Food for Thought; More Blessed to Give…. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $149.95 or Best Offer 2.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Carl Wessler and Al Feldstein. Art by George Evans, Bernie Krigstein, Marie Severin, Jack Kamen, and Graham Ingels. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. The new town librarian is murderously obsessed with the idea that she may be the next victim of a serial killer on the loose. A tense standoff with a gunman in a diner can be resolved if a state trooper just makes his regular daily visit on time. A man denies that his son could be bad, until the police show up at his house looking for a killer. Plus "In Memoriam," a note to readers about the cancellation of Crime Suspenstories and EC's future plans. Also, A Collector's E.C. Check-List, giving the issue numbers and dates of EC New Trend titles. Maniac at Large; Just Her Speed; Horror Hobby; Where Theres Smoke…; Good Boy. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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SET #1 Includes Volumes 1-5 (with Slipcase) - 1st printing. Collects Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #1-27.

Featuring the talents of Carl Wessler, Reed Crandal, Graham Ingels, George Evans, Al Feldstein, Bernard Krigstein, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, and Jack Kamen.

Hardcover (5 Volumes with Slipcase), 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 870 pages (5 Volumes), B&W.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $135.00 or Best Offer Centerfold detached at one staple. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.05) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Tuska and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. After Prohibition, the Brodie gang moves into the Midwest and tries to take over an entire town. The Jon Jon Brothers are so crooked they even rob other crooks during Prohibition. The reader gets the chance to solve the clue left by a writer to reveal his killer, before detective Gregory Gayle gets there first. The Brodie Gang; Crime Run-Down; The Jon Jon Brothers; Cave Of Death; The Martin Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox and Ben Thompson. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Ray Hamilton, a member of Bonnie & Clyde's gang, accumulates a prison sentence of 362 years by the time he's 21 years old. Treasury agent Chick Farrell cracks a counterfeit lottery ring. Detective King Cole is hired to protect the gifts at a fancy high-society wedding at a remote lodge. Madman's Career; T-Men; Murder on Record; Young King Cole: Danger in Diamonds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and Will Hammell. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police seek the aid of a forensic scientist to catch a serial killer, an unusual tale for 1951. Poisoner Cordelia Botkin uses a deadly box of candy on her romantic rival, and accidentally sets a legal standard for the prosecution of interstate crimes. Detective Larry Broderick tries to prove who killed a gangster, but the main suspect has an airtight alibi. Seek the Strangler; The Poison Parcel; Time Will Tell; A Night of Horror; The Case of the Murdered Gangster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $159.00 Water damage. Cover oxidation. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.77) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders.

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "A Web of Evil" art by George Peltz; "Shoot to Kill" retitled and reprinted from "Mabel Janek, The Hide-Out Queen!" in Crimes by Women (1948) #9; and "Bloodstained Bullets" retitled and reprinted from "Bennie Dickson and Stella Mae Irwin, Marriage in Crime!!". "Pattern for Murder" illustrated text story and "Beast of Crime" text story. Indicia states "CRIME FIGHTING DETECTIVE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $200.00 or Best Offer 3" Spine split from top. Cover detached. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by R. Louis Golden and others. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Cellmates Coke and Giles escape prison and set out on a cross-country crime spree. Con man Bill Hale kills and swindles his way to a fortune in black gold in oil-boom Oklahoma. Convict Frank convinces the parole board that he's fallen in love and wants to go straight, but is soon blamed for another murder. Partners in Death; Finger of Guilt!!; Excuse for Murder; Crime without Motive. Final issue under this title; series continues as Shock Detective Cases (1952) #20. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover text quoted in Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent". In order of appearance: "Yvonne Ravenal, The Parisian Panther"; "Gladys Behmer Plans Murder"; "Daughter of the Devil, Rosa Harte"; "Gang Leaders, Owney Madden"; "Gang Leaders, Big Bill Lingley and Freddie Muehfeldt" reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #3; and "Don Wan". "White-Hot Murder" text story reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #5. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover text quoted in Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent". In order of appearance: "Yvonne Ravenal, The Parisian Panther"; "Gladys Behmer Plans Murder"; "Daughter of the Devil, Rosa Harte"; "Gang Leaders, Owney Madden"; "Gang Leaders, Big Bill Lingley and Freddie Muehfeldt" reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #3; and "Don Wan". "White-Hot Murder" text story reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #5. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $235.00 1" spine split from top. Water damage. Tape. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.05) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Art by Warren Broderick, T. Ward and Jimmy Maxwell. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Kitty Sarlo and her crony Sam hatch a scheme to get hapless soldiers drunk and then rob them; Foul-mouthed but beautiful Nellie turns to murder when a safecracking job goes wrong; Actress Connie Hale gets involved in a diamond-smuggling racket. Kitty Sarlo: The Female Leech; Nitro Nellie: The Savage Safe-Smashers; The Diamond of Kor-el-Maninoor; Man Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. All stories reprinted in Crimes by Women (1948) #54. In order of appearance: "Kitty Sarlo, The Female Leech"; "Nitro Nellie, The Savage Safe-Smashers"; and "Man Trap". "The Diamond of Kor-El-Maninoor" text story also reprinted in Zoo Funnies (1953 2nd Series Capitol/Charlton) #13. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Jack Kamen and Al Davoren. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Irish immigrant Memphis Mae quickly establishes herself in the Chicago underworld with her murderous ways; Arva Bolling builds a fortune on the backs of the people she murdered; Sarah Rachel Russell, better known as Madame Rachel, is a British blackmailer and con artist in Victorian-era London. Cover features women fighting, but played for laughs. Memphis Mae Corey; Arva Bolling: She Killed to Live!; Murder Proceeds: $1.13; Madame Rachel; A Woman's Intuition! 32 pages, Full Color. Classic fight cover. A violent panel on page seven of "Madame Rachel" shows a woman's face dissolving in acid. In order of appearance: "Memphis Mae Corey" retitled and reprinted with modifications as "Ruthless Devil.." in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #12; "Arva Bolling, She Killed to Live!" art by Al Davoren; "Madame Rachel" retitled and reprinted with modifications as "Her Face of Horror.." in Spook (1954) #22; and "A Woman's Intuition!". "Murder Proceeds: $1.13" text story reprinted in Crime Incorporated (1950) #2 and Crimes by Women (1948) #15. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $449.95 or Best Offer 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover, first wrap and centerfold are detached. Pencil markings. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by humble cow

Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Clara Dixon uses her skill at the bow and arrow to aid her brother, a corrupt cattle dealer in the Old West; Wanda Bailey is tracked by cops and gangsters alike after she kills a fellow crook and takes a fortune in jewels for herself; Embezzler Myra Teggert gets in a tight spot when her boss's wife thinks she's having an affair with him. Bow-and-Arrow Killer!; Fingers of Death; Poppy in the Jungle; The Imperfect Alibi! 36 pages, Full Color. In order of app: "Bow-and-Arrow Killer!"; "Fingers of Death" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; and "The Imperfect Alibi of Myra Teggert!!". "Poppy in the Jungle" text story. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $349.95 or Best Offer 3.5" cumulative spine split, lateral spine tears, heavy water damage, residue, centerfold detached. This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders. Other items consigned by humble cow

Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Clara Dixon uses her skill at the bow and arrow to aid her brother, a corrupt cattle dealer in the Old West; Wanda Bailey is tracked by cops and gangsters alike after she kills a fellow crook and takes a fortune in jewels for herself; Embezzler Myra Teggert gets in a tight spot when her boss's wife thinks she's having an affair with him. Bow-and-Arrow Killer!; Fingers of Death; Poppy in the Jungle; The Imperfect Alibi! 36 pages, Full Color. In order of app: "Bow-and-Arrow Killer!"; "Fingers of Death" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; and "The Imperfect Alibi of Myra Teggert!!". "Poppy in the Jungle" text story. Cover price $0.10.

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Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Sparks fly when showgirl Georgia Lamont meets safecracker Danny Merrit; Redheaded thrill-seeker Ruth Carter joins Porky Nelson's gang for kicks; Trapeze artist Dell Mundane's elaborate scheme involves insuring her partner, then shattering his nerve with anonymous death threats, so he has a fatal accident during the act. Perhaps the best cover in the series, both in terms of action and dialogue, a mini-masterpiece of lowbrow culture. Georgia the Cracker; The Terror from Tacoma; My Pickup Past; The High Wire Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Georgia the 'Cracker'"; "The Terror From Tacoma, The Sentinel of Death!"; and "The High Wire Killer". "My Pickup Past" text story reprinted from My Secret Life (1949 Fox) #22. Cover price $0.10.

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Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Sparks fly when showgirl Georgia Lamont meets safecracker Danny Merrit; Redheaded thrill-seeker Ruth Carter joins Porky Nelson's gang for kicks; Trapeze artist Dell Mundane's elaborate scheme involves insuring her partner, then shattering his nerve with anonymous death threats, so he has a fatal accident during the act. Perhaps the best cover in the series, both in terms of action and dialogue, a mini-masterpiece of lowbrow culture. Georgia the Cracker; The Terror from Tacoma; My Pickup Past; The High Wire Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Georgia the 'Cracker'"; "The Terror From Tacoma, The Sentinel of Death!"; and "The High Wire Killer". "My Pickup Past" text story reprinted from My Secret Life (1949 Fox) #22. Cover price $0.10.

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Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Doll maker Margot Haffner gets an unusual order from sinister Count Aorta, but he soon learns the hard way that she's the better criminal; Mary Read becomes one of the most famed female pirates of all time; In a truly offbeat story, redheaded hobo queen Mable Reine leads a tramp army on a rampage of robbery and looting against moneyed society. Margot Haffner: Passion for Dolls; Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law; Mary Read, Woman Pirate; Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Margot Haffner, Passion for Dolls"; "Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law"; and "Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST. "Mary Read, Woman Pirate, A True Action Crime Story" text story reprinted from Crimes by Women (1948) #7. Cover price $0.10.

Crimes by Women (1948) 14 CGC 4.5

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Bondage cover. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Heroin dealer Annie French raises her son to be her murderous partner in crime, but when the law closes in, it's her or him; Con woman Lina Vanishyn has access to a drug that makes her victims agree to whatever she suggests; Queeny Ames lures unsuspecting soldiers to be beaten and robbed by her gang, but is undone by her desire for fame. Terrific cover by an unknown artist. Shoe Box Annie French and the Vanishing Corpses; Facts About Crime; Female of Fraud!; Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better; The Queen of the Killers!; Racketeers' Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "'Shoe Box' Annie French and the Vanishing Corpses" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; "Facts About Crime" reprinted in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #8 and Ms. Trees 1950s Three Dimensional Crime (1987) #1; "Female of Fraud!" retitled and reprinted as "Wicked Cheat..." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #56; "The Queen of the Killers!" retitled and reprinted as "Bloodthirsty..." in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14; and "Racketeers' Revenge, The Racket King" reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #6 and retitled and reprinted as "Killers' Revenge" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #12. "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." text story reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #8 and retitled and reprinted as "Trial and Execution." in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12 and Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. Cover price $0.10.

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Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Tapped-out gambler Michele Durand becomes the pretty face of the Monte Carlo Gang in pre-WWII Europe; Beautiful hitchhiker Jo Ardway robs the men who pick her up, and sometimes she kills them too; Scheming Frankie Barrows makes an escaped embezzler into her personal slave, in perhaps the most lurid and bizarre tale in the entire series. Another action-packed cover by an unknown artist. Michele Durand in Lady of Intrigue; Bull's Eye Beatrice; Jo Ardway: Roadside Murderess; Murder Proceeds: $1.13; Frankie Barrows...Slave Master Unto Death; Minit Mystery. Final issue for three years. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Michele Durand in Lady of Intrigue"; "Bull's Eye Beatrice"; "Jo Ardway, Roadside Murderess" retitled and reprinted as "Roadside Murder..!!" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14; "Frankie Barrows, Slave Master Unto Death"; and "Minit Mystery" reprinted from Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) #36. "Murder Proceeds: $1.13" text story reprinted from Crimes by Women (1948) #6 and Crime Incorporated (1950) #2. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Warren Broderick, T. Ward and Jimmy Maxwell. A pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. This issue is a reprint of issue #4 with a new cover that happens to be one of the most violent covers of the entire run (and one not depicting a crime by a woman). Kitty Sarlo and her crony Sam hatch a scheme to get hapless soldiers drunk and then rob them; Foul-mouthed but beautiful Nellie turns to murder when a safecracking job goes wrong; Actress Connie Hale gets involved in a diamond-smuggling racket. Kitty Sarlo: The Female Leech; Nitro Nellie: The Savage Safe-Smashers; The Diamond of Kor-el-Maninoor; Man Trap. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and Al McWilliams. Sometimes listed as Criminals on the Run Vol. 05 #3. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole investigates the arsonist who is causing forest fires. Sergeant Spook and Jerry try to prove that a corrupt mayor is swindling the city over a playground for impoverished kids. A reprint of the first adventure of goatee'd criminologist Doctor Doom (no relation to Victor), as he and his students investigate deadly accidents at a skyscraper. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #11. Young King Cole; Criminal Lawyer's Medicine; Sergeant Spook; Dr. Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Direct Edition. "The Summoning!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Dick Giordano. This is it, the biggest, and arguably most important, event in the history of the DCU. A wave of unstoppable destructive force is sweeping across the multiverse and indiscriminately destroying everything in its path. Nothing seems able to stop it. The Crime Syndicate of Amerika (evil versions of the JLA) of Earth-3 die trying, along with their world. Batman receives an ominous warning from the Flash. Weather and natural disasters are out of control. An eclectic group of heroes and villains from around the multiverse are assembled to halt the death and destruction, and the being known as the Monitor may be the only one who can help them. 1st appearance of Alexander Luthor. Featuring the deaths of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika and Lex Luthor of Earth-3. NOTE: What can I say about "Crisis" accept that it's epic, meaningful, engrossing, and grand in scope. As an eleven year old comic fan, I remember being absolutely blown away by this story. Marv Wolfman and George Perez are truly masters of their craft. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.75.

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Newsstand Edition. "The Summoning!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Dick Giordano. This is it, the biggest, and arguably most important, event in the history of the DCU. A wave of unstoppable destructive force is sweeping across the multiverse and indiscriminately destroying everything in its path. Nothing seems able to stop it. The Crime Syndicate of Amerika (evil versions of the JLA) of Earth-3 die trying, along with their world. Batman receives an ominous warning from the Flash. Weather and natural disasters are out of control. An eclectic group of heroes and villains from around the multiverse are assembled to halt the death and destruction, and the being known as the Monitor may be the only one who can help them. 1st appearance of Alexander Luthor. Featuring the deaths of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika and Lex Luthor of Earth-3. NOTE: What can I say about "Crisis" accept that it's epic, meaningful, engrossing, and grand in scope. As an eleven year old comic fan, I remember being absolutely blown away by this story. Marv Wolfman and George Perez are truly masters of their craft. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.75.

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Newsstand Edition. "Time and Time Again!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Dick Giordano. The story that inspired "Zero Hour" and "Infinite Crisis" continues. In the second chapter of the biggest epic in DCU history, a group of heroes and villains, including the likes of the Golden Age Superman of Earth-2, Firestorm, Green Lantern (John Stewart), Doctor Polaris, Psi-Mon, and more, have been assembled by the enigmatic being known as the Monitor and his partner, the woman simply known as Harbinger. They have been dispatched throughout the multiverse, and time itself, to defend monolithic machines that may halt the advance of the destructive anti-matter wave which is sweeping across the infinite. However, they'll find this a task easier said then done when their enemy's agents, sinister Shadow Demons, rise up to destroy them. Cover price $0.75.

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Direct Edition. "Thus Shall the World Die!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Dick Giordano. 1st appearance of Lady Quark and the female Dr. Light. Another world succumbs to the destructive power of the relentless anti-matter wave, but this time the mysterious man known as Pariah is able to save the life of one person, if only for a little while longer. Meanwhile, the android known as Red Tornado is captured by the enemy, and the Monitor is betrayed by his most trusted ally. Featuring the death of the Monitor. Cover price $0.75.

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Direct Edition. "Thus Shall the World Die!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Dick Giordano. 1st appearance of Lady Quark and the female Dr. Light. Another world succumbs to the destructive power of the relentless anti-matter wave, but this time the mysterious man known as Pariah is able to save the life of one person, if only for a little while longer. Meanwhile, the android known as Red Tornado is captured by the enemy, and the Monitor is betrayed by his most trusted ally. Featuring the death of the Monitor. Cover price $0.75.

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"3 Earths! 3 Deaths!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Jerry Ordway. Using the mind-altering powers of the Psycho-Pirate, the sinister Anti-Monitor creates a wave of fear and paranoia which reaches out and engulfs the last three Earths in existence. While heroes battle heroes this monster's machiavellian schemes of total annihilation come closer and closer to fruition. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor is summoned before the robotic Brainiac. What could these life-long villains possibly be up to in this time of Crisis? 1st appearance of the new Wildcat (Yolanda Montez). Cover price $0.75.

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Direct Edition. "Beyond the Silent Night!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez, Dick Giordano, and Jerry Ordway. At last the origins of the most mysterious players in this story are revealed. Learn the secret pasts of Pariah, and why he is destined to witness world after world die, the tragic past of Harbinger, the mysterious Monitor, and evil incarnate, the Anti-Monitor. Plus, in order to stop the Anti-Monitor from destroying the last remaining Earths in the multiverse, a cadre of the DCU's most powerful heroes mount an all out assault on the villain's stronghold in the dangerous Anti-Matter Universe. It is a task not everyone will survive. Featuring the heroic and tragic death of Supergirl. Cover price $1.25.