Famous Crimes (1948) comic books 1949
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Issue #5
Published Jan 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
In order of appearance: "The Saga of the S.S. Ferret" retitled and reprinted as "The Saga of the Slaughter at Sea" in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #6; "Basil 'The Owl' Banghart"; and "Monk Eastman, The East Side Terror!" retitled and reprinted as "The Hoodlum of Horror" in Shock Detective Cases (1952) #21. "The Double Fool" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
Published Feb 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
In order of appearance: "Billy Hille" art by Gerald Altman; "Joe Catalino, Crime Is a Trap" art by Myron Fass, retitled and reprinted as "Bloody Hands of Vengeance" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #51; "Marty Durkin, Killer at Large!" reprinted in March of Crime (1950 Fox) #7; "Next Door Nemesis, The Man Who Vanished" art by George Peltz, reprinted in Hunted (1950) #2 and All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14; "Racketeers' Revenge, The Racket King" reprinted in Crimes by Women (1948) #14 and retitled and reprinted as "Killers' Revenge, The Racket King" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #12; and "The Crime That Wrought It's Own Punishment!!!" reprinted in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #12. "Corpus Delicti, Without Teeth!" text story retitled and reprinted as "Corpse, Without Teeth!" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #51. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #7
Published Mar 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Art by B. Tirado and others. One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. The rise and fall of Philadelphia gang kingpin Joe Santori; Educational comics about the history of the New York Police Department; Wyoming's Wyman Henger is a rural poacher, battling game wardens and earning a reputation as a backwoods Tarzan. This issue was mentioned in Seduction of the Innocent. Vince Nabori: The Life and Death of a Gangster; Joe "The Boob" Santori; Talking About Cops; Tarzan: The Wyoming Killer; The Cab Riding Robber. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #8
Published Apr 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
In order of appearance: "Barbary Bill" retitled and reprinted as "Giant of Terror" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #58; "Constantine, The Killer" retitled and reprinted as "Madhouse of Crime!!" in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12; "Payoff, Death!" retitled and reprinted as "The Deadly Trail..." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #59; and "You Can't Escape Justice! Aids to Crime Detection..". "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." text story reprinted in Crimes by Women (1948) #14 and retitled and reprinted as "Trial and Execution." in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12 and Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #9
Published May 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Art by J. A. Maxwell and others. One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Hit man Vincent Mad Dog Coll was so feared, even other crooks wanted him dead; Educational comics on the forensic techniques of the 1940s; Outlaw Harry Tracy becomes the last survivor of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch. "Mad Dog" Coll; James Pottler & Harry Flack: Rats on the Loose; Science vs. Crimes; Manhunt for Harry Tracey. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
Published Jun 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
In order of appearance: "Wilbur Underhill, Tri-State Terror" art by B. Darrow, retitled and reprinted as "Tri-State Terror.." in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #5; "The Deadly O'Donnell Brothers" retitled and reprinted as "Evil Empire of Crime.." in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #10; and "The Fleagle Brothers" art by Eddie Schwartz. "The Shattered Alibi" text story retitled and reprinted as "Crazy to Kill!!" in Spook (1954) #22. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #11
Published Jul 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Killer for hire Verne Miller is a gunman in the Kansas City massacre of federal agents; Joe Masseria becomes an early boss in New York City Mafia - in fact, Boss is his nickname; Bank robber and gangster George Nelson is a cohort of John Dillinger, but not even Dillinger dares call him "Baby Face" to his face. Verne Tommy-Gun Miller; Killer Boss Masseria; Mystery Of The Hidden Jewels; Baby Face Nelson. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #12
Published Aug 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
In order of appearance: "The Blue Handkerchief Gang"; "Bill Payne, Tarheel Killer" retitled and reprinted as "Carolina Jailbreak!" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #8; and "Trick Shot Artist! Kinnie Wagner!" retitled and reprinted as "Gun Crazy" in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #45. "There's Going to Be a Murder, A True Crime Story" text story reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #4 and retitled and reprinted as "Finger of Guilt!!" in Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #19. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #13
Published Sep 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
All stories reprinted in Famous Crimes (1948) #51. In order of appearance: "The Erdon Twins"; "Bennie Dickson and Stella Mae Irwin, Marriage in Crime!!" also retitled and reprinted as "Bloodstained Bullets" in Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #18; and "Frankie 'Angles' Marlowe" also retitled and reprinted as "Paid Back With Death" in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #48. "Decoy for Death" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #11 and also retitled and reprinted as "Brother of Death" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #14
Published Nov 1949 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
In order of appearance: "Harry Wells, The Texas Phantom!" retitled and reprinted as "The Bloody Phantom" in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #5; "The Lone Wolf Killer" retitled and reprinted as "The Lone Wolf of Fear" in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #13; and "Zack the Killer!". "Billy the Kid, A True Western Action Story" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
