Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) comic books 1950

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, Mort Leav, George Roussos and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Denis runs a successful hideout for fugitives from the law, until the cops get wind of his location. A true-crime three-pager with art by Batman legend Jerry Robinson and Golden Age artist Mort Meskin. Bank teller Don is overwhelmed by his gambling debts, but gangster Nick has a sinister idea. The Hideout; Don't Do It!; The Daley Brothers; Just Two Old People; Wanted: George Elmo Wells; Wanted: Earl Euen Shankles; Lady Luck Is Fickle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $95.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Rafael Astarita, Mort Leav, Art Peddy and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. After being knocked out in a minor car accident, Hamilton awakens to find himself in a world where no one knows him and nothing is familiar. Small-time gang enforcer Mitch murders his way to the boss's chair, in an early story by future EC art legend Bernie Krigstein. The FBI traces a marijuana kingpin to a quiet home in the suburbs. The Man Who Lost Himself; Three On a Match; The Dope King; One-Way Street; Crime Never Pays Off!; Wanted: Bruce Cornett; Wanted: Paul Dean Baker; The Jackal. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Art Peddy and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Wiped out by the stock market, Henry hires a killer to murder him, so his family will get the insurance money. The bloody rise and fall of well-dressed gangster Dapper Morton. The real-life story of Norman "Red" Ryan, who led a double life as a reformed ex-con and radio host, while still running an armed-robbery gang. Blind Alley; The Extreme Penalty; The Gunner; The Biffer; Crime Never Pays Off!; Wanted: Henry Anger; Wanted: Enos Berringer, Jr.; The Reformed Rascal. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Rafael Astarita, Martin Thall and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Robert has an eerie premonition that a roadhouse dancer will draw him into a web of murder and tragedy, and he's right. An ex-soldier spends years plotting revenge on the man who swindled him out of treasure looted from a Buddhist temple. A phony psychic's wife conspires with her husband's accomplice to murder the medium...but then strange things start to happen. Death's Calling Card; Check Your Murder, Sir?; The Betrayers; The Mouthpiece; The Stooge; Wanted: John Wormly; Case of the Murdered Medium. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $41.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached.

Stories and art by Mort Leav, Rafael Astarita, Martin Thall, Bob Rogers, Bill Woolfolk and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Real-life gangster Vannie Higgins double-crosses every hood he works with, but that leaves him with a lot of enemies who want him dead. A man with a history of family insanity suspects he is the serial killer the cops are seeking, but the truth is stranger still. Private eye Dan Dennis is hired by a woman who claims to be from another planet, but she's beautiful and the money is good, so he takes the case. The Devil to Pay; Wanted: Ira Lawrence Luther; Mania for Murder; The Kid from Brooklyn; Death Always Knocks Twice; Wanted: John J. DeVore; The Case of the Missing Prince. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $56.00 View scans Staple rust and migration. Corner damage.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Frank gets drawn into the Mob after he's caught pickpocketing a gang boss. The police are mystified when an escaped convict goes on robbing and killing after he's been declared dead for a month. Safecracker Thomas finds himself pursued by cops and crooks alike after he winds up with the loot from his latest job. Plus a vintage ad for a "Giant Wild West Singing Lariat." Man About Murder; Wanted: Paul Hensley Payton; Twice Dead Killer; The Telephone Booth; Trigger Man; Wanted: Delbert F. Visger; Death Trap. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Syd Shores and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. This issue was cited in the text (page 32) of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. The "Three Musketeers" of crime swear to each other that they will go down together, a promise they keep. A true tale of a man who lost his identity. A man is suspected of murder, and his only alibi is a ventriloquist's dummy. Crime's Three Musketeers; Wanted: James Stewart; Hangman's Holiday; Hot-Car Driver; Johnny on the Spot; Wanted: Howard F. Bent Jr.; He Was Born to Hang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Gus Schrotter and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Clyde fakes his death to escape his massive gambling debts, which works until the mobsters realize he's still alive. The new series "Crime Lab" features Lt. "Loot" Dundy and "Doc" Gage, who solve crimes with CSI methods. Private eye Dan Dennis investigates the Clover Gang and the Smiling Killer after a reporter friend is murdered in front of him.Dead On Arrival; Wanted: George Lee; Crime Lab: The Case of the Criminal Canary; Kiss of Doom; The Trap; Wanted: James H. Perry; The Killer Wore a Smile. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, John Forte and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. In the new series "Action Unlimited," Tony Action is hired to find a millionaire's runaway son, but the real story is a bit more complicated. Another new feature invites readers to figure out for themselves how the detective solved the crime. Plus an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. His Name Is Death!; Wanted: Michael Consolo; Action Unlimited; The Dawn Patrol Gang!; Three Dimes; You're the Detective!: The Body In the Pool!; Wanted: John Oscar Pinson; Lee Emery Downs; The Corpse Laughed Last! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Syd Shores and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. An organized gang of swindlers and grifters targets racetracks. In the new series "Action Unlimited " (continued from issue #31), Tony Action locates Billy Chambers, but Billy tells him his father is a gangster with plans to take over the nation's crime syndicates. A greedy, unethical doctor has a secret practice tending to gangsters' wounds, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. The Man Who Lost His Face!; Wanted: William Freddie Davis; Action Unlimited; The Red Neck-Tie; Dead Man's Witness; Wanted: William Demski; Gang Doctor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.