Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) comic books 1950

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Joseph Gagliardi and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Bootleggers Denny and Cy Reckus have a good thing going until they try to flee from cops across the subway tracks. A con man trying to elude capture starts a vicious cycle of murder and bloodshed. The Coast Guard and a Treasury agent join forces to get the goods on counterfeiter Gus Rollins. The Reckus Brothers; The Daisy Chain of Death; On the Level; Charles "Lucky" Ward; Our Police Hall of Fame; Surrender or Die! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Tony DiPreta, E. J. Smalle, Joseph Gagliardi and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Deranged killer Paul Pollitt slowly loses his grip on reality, but he hasn't forgotten how to kill. A killer thinks he can always elude the cops as long as he has his lucky cat-shaped charm, but what happens when he loses it? A condemned killer gets to plead for his life before the governor, so he reveals his sad life story. Madman Paul Pollitt, Was He Really Crazy?; The Case of the Superstitious Robber; On the Level; Death Was In the Corner; Our Police Hall of Fame; While the Chair Waited. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Reed Crandall, Joseph Gagliardi and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Cop Alan discovers that his old pal Bruce is the robber his squad is looking for, just as Bruce abducts Alan's love Doris. A retired criminal helps the cops track a gang that's robbing hospitals. Detectives seek acrobatic but otherwise inept thieves, in a story with early art by comics legend Reed Crandall. My Friend Was a Murderer; The Men Who Stole a Brain; On the Level; Stop -- Look -- and Kill!; Our Police Hall of Fame; The Strange Story of the Clumsy Thieves; This'll Kill Ya! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Newville is in a dry state, and the bootleggers who supply it are as vicious as those during Prohibition, as the town police learn to their sorrow. A bizarre case of murder at a circus involves a man in a gorilla suit who thinks he's a real gorilla, in a story with art possibly by Murphy Anderson. Inspired by a movie, Hubert Fenton does away with his nagging wife and mother-in-law and commits the perfect crime - almost. The Unlucky Lawmen of Newville; Murder In the Midway?; On the Level; A Page From Lt. Burke's Little Black Book; Our Police Hall of Fame; The Strange Case of Hubert Fenton; This'll Kill Ya! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, C.H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Allen Bellman and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Three enterprising crooks figure out a way to print their own money - literally. An aspiring opera star gets a job singing with a carnival, but her jealous rival decides to frame her for murder. A wisecracking, hard-fighting cop takes on a whole den of thieves, spouting lines like "There's a kisserful of motorcycle for you, stupid!" Three Men on a Fin; The Diary of Sheriff Russell; On the Level; 3 Killers vs. 1 Cop!; Our Police Hall of Fame; Northwest Payoff: The Case of the Snowbound Rats; This'll Kill Ya! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Mike Esposito, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Narcotics agent Ted Grew is captured by the gang of Cat Lechens, an Egyptian drug smuggler with a pet panther. A high-wire accident may have actually been murder, in the third issue in a row featuring a circus or carnival story, with early art by Mike Esposito. A detective dares the reader to figure out which of three heirs committed a murder, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Horror Honey; Murder For Publicity!; It's the Law!; The Case of the Expectant Heirs; Our Police Hall of Fame; Northwest Payoff: The Small Change Murder. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, C. H. Moore, Emil Gershwin, George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Two cops exchange weird crime stories, including the convict who hypnotized himself to play dead so he could escape prison. Gangsters take over a vacant apartment for a hit, but the new tenants have already moved in. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed a news photographer who took the wrong picture, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. The Empty Apartment; How They Were Trapped; Over the Wall!; On The Level; How I Stopped a Taxi War!; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; Can You Solve The Case of the Inquisitive Photographer? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, C. H. Moore, Jerry Fasano, Fred Kida, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A deranged mask-maker's face is permanently changed after he commits murder, in a macabre tale narrated by Mr. Crime (from Crime Does Not Pay) rather than the usual host, Officer Common Sense. A man hires a muscular co-worker to be his bodyguard to protect him from the crooks in his past. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed a vacationing artist, in a gimmicky whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel with the answer. Danton's Masks; How They Were Trapped; Better Schools Make Better Communities; He Walked in Terror!; Who Killed Luigi?; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; The Bodyguard; Jest for a Laugh! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, C. H. Moore, Carl Wessler, George Tuska, Fred Kida, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A cop tracks a deported killer to Sicily and finds that his lawless work continues. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed the advance man for a carnival, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. The Suspect; How They Were Trapped; Mob In Exile; On the Level; Death Takes a Ride!; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; The Sergeant's Story. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bill Everett, C. H. Moore, Al McWilliams, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A gangster is followed by the female ghost of one of his victims, but only he can see her. A stick-up man obsesses over a button lost at the scene of a murder, in a story with art by Marvel legend Bill Everett. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed a man aboard a moving train, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Belson's Ghost; How They Were Trapped; The Button; On the Level; When the Lights Went Out!; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; Death Rides the 5:15. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Wrongly imprisoned Johnny wants to join a prison break, but the other convicts don't think he should risk it. A nearsighted crook ends up in a crime version of that old Twilight Zone episode after he breaks his glasses, in a story hosted by Mr. Crime. A detective dares the reader to figure out which of four identically-dressed golf buddies murdered a man on a fairway, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Don't Let Johnny Go!; How They Were Trapped; Hotel Hood; On the Level; Blind As a Bat; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; Death On the Fairway. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, Al McWilliams, Al Bare, George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Three people at a tavern in the remote New Mexico wilderness are terrorized by bank robbers on the run. Two-fisted private eye Walt Ellis finds himself with no suspects, but one killer on his trail. A detective dares the reader to figure out who used a washed-out bridge to commit murder, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Three Frightened People; The Case of the Elusive Suspect; On the Level; The Grave That Revealed Itself; Detour To Death; 15 Minutes of Terror. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.