Crime and Justice (1951) comic books 1950-1952

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Cover art by Art Gates. "How to be an Amateur Detective" by Ken Brickley; two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black and white on inside front cover. "Machine Gun George Grogan"; George Grogan is just a cheap hood, but his wife has ambitions and pushes him to greater and greater crimes, until a kidnapping ploy goes wrong for the both of them. "Nobody Trusts a Gunman!!", art by Art Gates; A cop is murdered in the process of stopping a robbery, but wounds the perpetrator before he dies; A rookie cop gets called to go undercover to infiltrate the mob and find the killer. "Diabolical Pipeline"; Two Texas shysters have planned a deal to swindle money from investors, but the daughter of one of the men gets caught in a complicated web of love and jealousy, and soon, a murder takes place to keep the scheme a secret. "Uncertain of Death" text story by Justin D. Triem. "Murder Plays the Big Show." "The Big Plane Hi-Jack"; An elaborate scheme is set in motion to smuggle stolen nuclear material to a Latin American country who hopes to develop the bomb. Two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black & white on inside back cover by Ken Brickley. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Walter Davoren. Stories and art by Walter Davoren and others. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Kitty Ralm becomes a "gun moll" and, according to the captions, she's "as cold blooded and ruthless as she was beautiful and cunning." Vacationers on a remote island realize that one of them is a murderer, as the rest are killed off one by one. Bank robbers turn on each other after a successful robbery. A look at the forensics of the 1950s, in "true facts" features on footprints and fingerprints. Plus a vintage PSA for U. S. Savings Bonds. DetectioNotes: Steps Ahead!; Career Girl in Crime: The True Story of Kitty Ralm; Mad Island Murder Mystery; Roadblock; Clipped by Justice; Big Double Cross; Len Rawson F.B.I.; Automatic Saving Is Sure Saving. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walter Davoren. Stories and art by Walter Davoren and Frank Bell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. The rivalry between competing gangs erupts into a bloody gang war. Gangsters steal ether from a hospital, and cops trace them back to where an impromptu operation is underway on an injured gunsel. Crooks turn on each other after a successful gold robbery. A look at the police methodology of the 1950s, in "true facts" features on communication, the "fingerprint camera," the fluoroscope, and moulage, the art of creating fake wounds for training purposes. Plus a vintage PSA for U. S. Savings Bonds. Crime Fighting: Communications; Underworld War: Killer Against Killer; Tell Tale Double Slug; No Reprieve for Murder; The Man Who Was Worth His Weight in Gold; Nightmare of Death; Len Rawson F.B.I.: Art and Swindlers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walter Davoren. Stories and art by Walter Davoren and Bob Forgione. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. "Gun moll" Babes Trevor doesn't like it when her take of the bank job is less than the rest of the gang's, and she's just homicidal enough to kill for equal pay, if that's what it takes. Brothers plot against each other to gain an inheritance, in a story where one clue is what they called then a "ball pointed pen." A killer freed in a prison break is horrified to learn who's actually behind his escape...and why. A look at the forensics of the 1950s, in a "true facts" feature on glass. Crime Tracks: Clues in Breaking Glass; The Corpse Provided the Alibi; Thieves Can't Trust Each Other; Blackmail; Trigger Happy; Breakout to Death! Big Shakedown. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bob Forgione and others. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. "Under the heavy mist that envelopes the countryside a wild-eyed, desperate man stumbles and crawls through the dense foliage of the marshes that surround State Prison. Behind him in the near distance, the baying of hounds, and the wail of the prison siren put speed in his aching legs, and fear in his pounding heart!" Pure pulp gold, and that's just the opening caption. Olympic swimmer Cathy Hodges investigates a murder mystery involving a drowning and jewel robbery, and her swimming ability comes in handy. Plus the debut of the Nick and Nora-like detective team Mr. and Mrs. Chase, who would become series mainstays. Crime Fighting: The Microspectroscope; Mr. and Mrs. Chase Mystery: The Black Sheep; Sucker; Cathy Hodges: Mr. Antwerp Blue; Radio Patrol. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Albert Tyler, Bob Forgione and Dennis Laugen. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Vacationing in New Orleans, Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase get caught up in a strange series of killings that target dance duos. A detective in the "Federal Anti-Swindle Bureau" describes the con job known as the "option swindle," which tricks suckers into buying back an option on their own land. When a judge is targeted for death, a detective figures out who's behind it: the last person anybody would have suspected. Crime Facts: Counterfeiting; Mr. and Mrs. Chase Mystery: The Dance-Team Killer!; The Option Swindle; The Borgia Ring Clue; Buildup to Murder; Radio Patrol: Dash of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Stan Campbell, Lou Morales and Dennis Laugen. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase help the police investigate a robbery-homicide. Police use a stolen armored car when they close in on the criminals who stole it. A historical feature on how "ordeals" were used to determine a person's innocence or guilt in medieval times. Trials; Mr. and Mrs. Chase Mystery: Death Does a Double; The Armored Car's Revenge; The Alibi; Front Page Story; Radio Patrol: Syndicated Death; Crime Trackers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Albert Tyler, Stan Campbell, Lou Morales and John Belfi. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase encounter a group of gold smugglers. Killers torture a man with a blowtorch to get the location of stolen loot, but a twist of fate brings justice. Bank robbers shoot a guard and make one crucial mistake in their getaway. Killer Clues: You Be the Detective; Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Smuggler; The Tortured; To Punish or Protect; The Bank Robbers' Blunder; High Card Kills; Radio Patrol: The Holiday Hijackers; Crime Facts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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This issue features the classic story, "Comics Vs. Crime" (art by Albert Tyler). Issue also includes "The Chase" (art by Lou Morales), "The Bested Burglar" (art by Dick Giordano), Radio Patrol in "The Gas Station Murders" (art by John Belfi), and "The Case of the Opened Vault" (art by Tyler). One page filler, "The Bloodstain," and two page text story, "The Kidnapped Professor." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase seek Bomber Denny and the men behind his extortion racket. Night-shift "Radio Patrol" cops Tex and Barry seek a killer who leaves his victims mutilated, as if by a gigantic beast. Vagrants kill a soldier who catches a ride on a freight train, but police radio ahead to the next stop. Can You Solve This?; Mr. and Mrs. Chase: The Bomber; Dead Justice; Run, Killer, Run; Radio Patrol: Mark of the Monster; Death, Incorporated! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.