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Famous Crimes (1948) comic books 1950

  • Issue #15
    Famous Crimes (1948) 15

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    All stories reprinted in Horrors (1953) #14. Cover art reprinted on Famous Crimes (1948) #20. In order of appearance: "Born Rotten"; "Blue-White-Coker Axler"; and "The Chain of Death" art by Pat Masulli. "Percy the Chef" text story reprinted from Everybody's Comics (1947 Fox Giant) #0. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Famous Crimes (1948) 16
    • 1/2" Spine split from bottom of comic.
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    One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Louis Find is haunted by the souls of the many women he has robbed and murdered; A phone call and a trail of chewed matchsticks leads the cops to ruthless killer Cliff Sutterstone; The Salicki and Gennet gangs turn San Francisco into a battlefield. Death Is a Small Fat Man; The Avenging Murderer; Harry the Horse Makes Hollywood; Salicki-Gennet Feud: Frisco's Savage Gang War; The Pueblos. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Famous Crimes (1948) 17

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    In order of appearance: "The Gloved Hand" reprinted as "The Hand of Crime..." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #56; "The Kidnapping Trio" art by Pete Morisi, reprinted as "The Trio of Terror" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55; and "The Singing Waiter" retitled and reprinted as "Song of Death...!" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #15. "Slaves of the Sahara" text story reprinted from Captain Kidd (1949) #24. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Famous Crimes (1948) 18

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    Art by Wally Wood and others. One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Smuggling booze in coffins is only one of Frankie Vale's many crimes; Bank robbers who use poison gas get a taste of their own medicine; The two-year crime spree of the Bevins brothers ends dramatically during a visit to a carnival sideshow. Frankie Vale: Contractor for Death!; A Killing Business; The Bloody Bevins; Buddies in Life, Crime, and...Death!; The Lady Is a Killer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Famous Crimes (1948) 19

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    One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Dutch Schultz was done in by his own cronies when the heat got too hot, but thanks to a buried treasure and some cryptic last words, his legend only grows after his death; Charles Ponzi is a con artist who specializes in the infamous swindle known as a Ponzi scheme. Dutch Schultz Crime Was His Business; Fingerprints Don't Lie; The Whole Town Lied; Hate Blazes a Bloody Trail; Ponzi the Half-Pint Swindler; Mark of the Diamond. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.