Public Enemies (1948-49 DS) comic books 1938-1955
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Published Dec 1948 by D.S. Publishing.$25.00
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Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Al McLean and Art Gates. Tales of true crime inspired this violent pre-Code crime comic from DS Publishing. An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Mounties) chases an outlaw into the wild Canadian wilderness. Freddy the Cat has the perfect setup to pull his crimes, until his well-meaning fiancee reports his partner to the cops. Escaped convict Roy Webb is being hunted by every cop in town, so of course what he wants to do is pull another job. Terror in the North; Hi-Lights; Freddy the Cat; The Web; Digging for Death; Fancy Flannagan and the Vanishing Gems; Criminal Oddities!; Frame-Up; The Mad Matador of Mexico. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jul 1949 by D.S. Publishing.$118.00
View scans- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Stories and art by Nate Brooks and Bob Jenney. Tales of true crime inspired this violent pre-Code crime comic from DS Publishing. A beautiful bad-girl is targeted for death after informing on her gangster ex-husband. A circus trapeze star is marked for death when she stands to inherit the entire circus, but the show's new PR man is determined to keep her alive. A detective watching a play is called into action after one of the stars is murdered on stage. Assignment Blackmail; Murder on the Circus Bill; The Miser; The Dummy's Revenge; Murder or Mercy?; Riddle Behind the Footlights; Paths of Penalty. Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.