Crimes by Women (1948) comic books 1950-1959

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Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Clara Dixon uses her skill at the bow and arrow to aid her brother, a corrupt cattle dealer in the Old West; Wanda Bailey is tracked by cops and gangsters alike after she kills a fellow crook and takes a fortune in jewels for herself; Embezzler Myra Teggert gets in a tight spot when her boss's wife thinks she's having an affair with him. Bow-and-Arrow Killer!; Fingers of Death; Poppy in the Jungle; The Imperfect Alibi! 36 pages, Full Color. In order of app: "Bow-and-Arrow Killer!"; "Fingers of Death" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; and "The Imperfect Alibi of Myra Teggert!!". "Poppy in the Jungle" text story. Cover price $0.10.

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Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Doll maker Margot Haffner gets an unusual order from sinister Count Aorta, but he soon learns the hard way that she's the better criminal; Mary Read becomes one of the most famed female pirates of all time; In a truly offbeat story, redheaded hobo queen Mable Reine leads a tramp army on a rampage of robbery and looting against moneyed society. Margot Haffner: Passion for Dolls; Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law; Mary Read, Woman Pirate; Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Margot Haffner, Passion for Dolls"; "Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law"; and "Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST. "Mary Read, Woman Pirate, A True Action Crime Story" text story reprinted from Crimes by Women (1948) #7. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Warren Broderick, T. Ward and Jimmy Maxwell. A pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. This issue is a reprint of issue #4 with a new cover that happens to be one of the most violent covers of the entire run (and one not depicting a crime by a woman). Kitty Sarlo and her crony Sam hatch a scheme to get hapless soldiers drunk and then rob them; Foul-mouthed but beautiful Nellie turns to murder when a safecracking job goes wrong; Actress Connie Hale gets involved in a diamond-smuggling racket. Kitty Sarlo: The Female Leech; Nitro Nellie: The Savage Safe-Smashers; The Diamond of Kor-el-Maninoor; Man Trap. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.