Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) comic books 1951-1953

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Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by John Buscema, John Forte, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. 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. A veteran with PTSD is haunted by delusions of murder, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. In a feature that invites readers to solve the crime for themselves, a man murders his brother for an inheritance. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a cold case after a skeleton is unearthed at a construction site. Citadel of Crime; Wanted: Earl David Bircham; Web of Crime!; He Died Alone; He's the Killer!; You're the Detective!: The Case of the Bereaved Brother!; Wanted: George Leonard Washington Hall; Crime Lab: The Case of the Kayoed Corpse! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Gene Colan, John Buscema, Rafael Astarita, John Forte, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. 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. A parrot provides the key to catching a killer, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. In a feature that invites readers to solve the crime for themselves, a killer buries his victim on his farm. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" find a kid's whistle is the clue to solving a murder, in an early story by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Hot Money; Wanted: Jon Lewis Carey; Vendetta; Wanted: Fred Tenuto and William Francis Sutton; Crime Lab: The Clue of the Tin Whistle; Smart Boy!; Youre the Detective: The Corpse Who Spoke; The Green Parrot Murder Case! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Mort Lawrence, J. Deckter, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. 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 160) of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. Gangland killer Steve wants to split up with his girlfriend, but she knows too much. A new contest feature invites readers to send in their solutions to real-life unsolved mysteries. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" use aspirin to catch a robber. The Arson Racket!; Don't Let Me Die!; Wanted: Glen Roy Wright; Shoe Shine; Wanted: Morley Vernon King; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Who Killed Emma Brewster?; Crime Lab: The Clue of the Aspirin Tablets; Lady Killer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Mort Lawrence, Chuck Miller, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. 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. Harry tries to conceal his wife's murder with a gas leak, but he forgets one important detail. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the disappearance of socialite and heiress Dorothy Arnold. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" suspect a gangland enforcer was murdered to provide a cover for his boss. Owney Mattern, King Of The Numbers; Mobsters Mouthpiece; Wanted: Benard Lee Thomas; Crime Lab: The Fall Guy Murder Case!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: What Happened to Dorothy Arnold?; The Invisible Gas; Wanted: William Kenneth Wagner; Passport To Nowhere! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Mort Lawrence, Art Cappello, Vince Alascia, Bill Woolfolk, and Syd Shores. 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. A comics retelling of a famous urban legend involving one hitchhiker and two killers. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a real-life locked-room mystery. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate when two men are found dead with no sign of what killed them. The Loan Shark Boss; The Pill-Crazy Killer!; Wanted: Joseph F. Moore; Wanted: Ralph Jackson; Crime Lab: The Case of the Double Deaths!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Who Killed Charles Browne?; Hitch Hiker; Wanted: Harry Arax; Rehearsal For Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Vince Alascia, and Bill Woolfolk. 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 early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Two shipwreck survivors in a raft realize there's only enough water left for one of them. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a royal murder mystery. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a man who believes he killed a gambler while drunk, but something doesn't add up. Diamonds of Death; Paul Buka the Cultured Killer; Wanted: Thomas James Holden; Wanted: John Marin; The Survivor; Crime Lab: The Man Who Gambled With Death; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Strange Case of the Duke Of Cumberland; Wanted: Steven William Davenport; Frame-Up. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Lawrence, Syd Shores, and Bill Woolfolk. 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 early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. A Reefer Madness-type story about dealers in marijuana and cocaine. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor, also with art by Buscema. The Mad Magician of Crime; The Horror Weed; Wanted: Charles Lester Mault; Murder Message; Crime Lab: The Hit-and-Run Killer; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Mystery of the Murdered Movie Star; Wanted: Steven William Davenport; Hideout From Murder. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Lawrence, Mort Leav, Bob Rogers, Charles Miller, John Forte, Vince Alascia and Bill Woolfolk. 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. A sports reporter exposes the Mob's control of boxing, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate the "Phantom Burglar" who never leaves a trace behind. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a mysterious death in 1928. The Broadway Bandit; The Murder Ring; Wanted: Henry Clay Tollett; Curtains For A Killer!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Harry Wilkes - Innocent or Guilty?; Crime Lab: The Phantom Burglar; Death in the Swamp. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Harry Anderson, Mort Leav, Bob Rogers, Charles Miller, Syd Shores and Bill Woolfolk. 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. Brutish Martin gets a job as a carnival strongman, but no one knows he's a killer on the lam. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate the murder of a symphony conductor. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a 1944 murder in Chicago. Goons With Guns!; Martin Main the Brute!; Wanted: Roy Franklin Murphy; This Way - To Death!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Who Killed Adele Born Williams... And Why?; Wanted: Vernon McDonald Gill; Crime Lab: The Musical Murder; Danny Boy Sullivan's Gashouse Gang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Chuck Miller, Mort Lawrence, Charles Miller, Syd Shores and Bill Woolfolk. 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 embezzler plans the perfect murder, or so he thinks, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a killing where the only clue is a piece of string. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the mystery of a burning car and the man who died in it. Murder Inc.; The Price of Murder; Wanted: Courtney Vincent Collins; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Case of Too Many Clues; Wanted: Alfred S. Dutton; Crime Lab: The Clue of the String That Strayed; Wanted by a Killer: One Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Harry Anderson, Mort Lawrence, Charles Miller, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. Tony tries to hide out in a small town after a bank job gone wrong, but he's still used to big-city ways. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" try to protect a man threatened by mobsters. The Unsolved Crime contest invites readers to ponder a murdered teacher whose letters revealed many secret lovers. The Beach Mob; Wrong Way; Wanted: Henry Randolph Mitchell; Unsolved Crime: Who Murdered the School Teacher...And Why?; Crime Lab: Shot-In the Dark; Murder Stalks the Bowery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Syd Shores, Harry Anderson, Mort Lawrence, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. The true story of Big Jim Colosimo, Chicago's first gangster. Eddie plots a desperate escape from Death Row. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a murdered engineer with many secret lovers. Plus a rather spicy vintage ad for lingerie, "Bewitch Her with Daring." Big Jim Colosimo...Crime Lord; Death Row; Wanted: Myron Selik; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Murder of the Bridge Expert; The Big Squeal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Meskin, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. Chinese immigrant Chung Maio becomes involved with the Tong criminal gang, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Straight-arrow cop Harold survives multiple injuries in the line of duty, and just keeps on busting crooks. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a widow's murder. Hatchet Man; The No. 1 Enemy; Wanted: Leo Bezemer; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder By Person Unknown; The Cop They Couldn't Kill! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Syd Shores, Harry Anderson, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. Kansas City crime boss Charles Binaggio hatches a bold plan to take over the Kansas City and St. Louis police departments. A male police detective must dress in drag to trap a gang preying on young women. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of a Boston racketeer. Kansas City Killer!; Blood Brothers; Wanted: Charles Edward Crews; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Find the Killer of Joseph Fantasia; Wanted: Sydney Gordon Martin; Girl Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Syd Shores, Bob Rogers, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. The real-life story of gangster Frank Nitti, Capone's right-hand man, who later succeeded him as boss of the Chicago Outfit. The bloody rise and fall of well-dressed gangster Dapper Morton. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a murder. The Enforcer!; The Extreme Penalty; Wanted: Julius Franklin Lynch; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder of Thomas Mathews; Wanted: Morley Vernon King; Trigger Happy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Rafael Astarita, Syd Shores, Harry Anderson, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. Gambler Irwin "The Cat" relies on his phenomenal luck to keep him alive. Three paroled ex-cons pull a robbery that goes horribly wrong, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the curious case of a dog in the nighttime. The Man With Nine Lives!; Start Screaming, It's Murder; Wanted: Harry A. Achey; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Guilty Person Is...; Wanted: Bernard Lee Thomas; They All Died. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Harry Anderson, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. A man tries to steal a diamond from his boss, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. After killing his neighbor and the neighbor's dog, a deranged man is haunted by the dog's ghost. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the case of a man who made a lot of enemies at a dance, just prior to his murder. Eyes of Vengeance!; Hot-Rod Killers; His Last Meal!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Case of William Grant; Wanted: Joseph F. Moore; The Dog That Cried Murder! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Harry Anderson, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. Murdered Marv returns from the grave for vengeance, in a macabre early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Georges is sentenced to a brutal prison in Guiana, and swears revenge on the accomplices who betrayed him. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of a man who made many enemies. Make Way for Murder; Coin of Killers; His Last Meal!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Model Murder; Wanted: William Lamerato, Alias Sam Harris; The Condemned! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Syd Shores, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. Ex-con Harry takes over the local gang as soon as he's released, in a violent early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Five Death Row inmates make a desperate bid for freedom. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a murder in a diner with three suspects. Five Doors to Death!; Holiday of Horror!; Great Unsolved Mysteries; Wanted: Leonard Joseph Zalutsky; The Butcher. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Harry Anderson, Rafael Astarita, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. A temple cult has a strange connection to a band of masked killers, in a story with some atmospheric (and violent) art by Harry Anderson. Gangsters hijack trucks carrying valuable silk shipments. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder an elderly woman poisoned before she could change her will, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Payment In Blood; Cult of the Killers; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder for Aunt Martha; Wanted: Ralph Jackson; Hot Silk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Mort Lawrence, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. Tony sets up a racket supplying guns to other criminals. Exiled crook Louie will do anything to get back to America, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of an elderly miser, in a boarding house where everyone wanted his money. For Hire....Guns For Killers; Murderous Cargo; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder of a Miser; Wanted: Raymond Wilt; The Too Smart Killer! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.