Crime Detective Comics Volume 1 (1948) comic books 1949

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Ernie Schroeder, Al McWilliams, Paul Parker, Pete Morisi, John Giunta, Jack Keller, Jules Steiner and Leonard Starr. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A determined cop launches a one-man war on crime in 1888 Chicago. Jewel thief Buda Godman becomes notorious for blackmailing wealthy men by staging fake arrests. Identical criminals force police to try a new method of identification - fingerprinting - in 1903 Sing Sing. Whimsical gorilla cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Little Mountain of Muscle; French Fried Ice; Buda Godman: Queen of Gem Thieves; Sold!; Big Operator; The Girl Who Sold Lace; Like Peas in a Pod; A Death in the Family. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Ray Willner, Al McWilliams, Clem Weisbecker and Mort Lawrence. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. The legendary sale of the island of Manhattan to Dutch settlers is portrayed as the work of a world-class con artist. Corrupt delivery workers scheme to identify and steal jewelry packages from their company. Spinster sisters Tabby and Birdie Rosebud, "the 70-year-old teenagers," have a wacky adventure involving a fugitive astronomer and an impending planetary collision. Harvest Time; Manhattan's First Con Man; The Artist; The Vise; Right on the Dot; The Rosebud Sisters: Riot in Simon's Spyglass; Tony's Best Job; The Paycheck. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Charles Raab, George Roussos, Jules Steiner, Jack Keller, Art Helfant, Max Elkan and Leonard Starr. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. The Secret Service tracks a smuggling gang in 1885 Boston, but the smugglers are always one step ahead. A Chinese farmer becomes a bandit king to provide for his son's education, but fate has a nasty trick in store. Spinster sisters Tabby and Birdie Rosebud, "the 70-year-old teenagers," take a scheming car salesman on the test-drive of his life. The Boston "Ice" Party; The Rembrandt of the Tracks; The Lesson; The Typewriter; Whistle Stop; The Rosebud Sisters; Drama Dept.; Alfie and Ralphie; The Book of Life. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich and Herb Rogoff. Stories and art by Charles Raab, Art Peddy, Jules Steiner, Jack Keller, and Dan Zolnerowich. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. The notorious cover of this issue portrays a spoof of anti-comics crusader Dr. Fredric Wertham bound and gagged, something acknowledged by the artists and Wertham himself, who points it out in both the illustrations and text of his 1954 anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. A female crimelord tries to turn herself and her fellow crooks into high-society types in 1880s New York. Spinster sisters Tabby and Birdie Rosebud, "the 70-year-old teenagers," enter a stock-car race in their ancient jalopy and astound fans and drivers alike with their speed. Beautiful Meat-Hooks; Elmo's Penthouse; No Mice Are Nice; The Apple; Strange Confession; The Rosebud Sisters; Smith Does It Again; The Witness; Corkscrew Alley. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Charles Raab, Leonard Starr, John Rosenberger, Clem Weisbecker, and Dan Zolnerowich. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. The life and death of Mata Hari, the famed World War I spy whose beauty was her greatest weapon. A struggling musician steals a rare violin in hopes it will bring him fame and glory, but you can't steal genius. Willie puts his nondescript looks to use when he becomes a crook, because no one can remember his face. Mata Hari; The Jungle; Color Blind; Ghost Detective; Thirty-Dollar Bills; The Stradivarius; Invisible Willie. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Dick Briefer, Gil Kane, and Dan Zolnerowich. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. In 1860s England, a man claims to be the missing heir Roger Tichborne, but something's not quite right. Yonnie Licavoli and his family become crimelords in the Prohibition-era Midwest. That story features art by Bob Powell of Sheena fame; other stories include art by Dick Briefer and comics legend Gil Kane. Wanted - Roger Tichborne; The Bootblack; Yonnie Is Always at Home; The Manuscript; The Imperfect Crime!; Ice Box Madden; Too Many Rudolphs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.