Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) comic books 1951-1953

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Carl Wessler, Alden McWilliams and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner gets in a tight spot while seeking a missing man in Buffalo, featuring an action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A killer breaks into prison to get rid of a witness. A story that dares the reader to figure out who really committed the murder an innocent man is being tried for. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Lone Ranger Pen Set." Chip Gardner: Death in the Back Room (or The Case of the Buffalo Nickels); Murder for Sale; On the Level; A Corpse on the Beach; Having a Wonderful Crime; This'll Kill Ya; Who Dunnit?: Who Killed Homer Trent? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Carl Wessler, Al Borth and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner seeks a killer on a train, but first must collar a pet cheetah, featuring a great bad-girl cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Theater couple Herbert and Marie Atwell are each secretly planning to do the other in. A story that dares the reader to figure out who really committed a murder on an isolated Florida key during a hurricane. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Lone Ranger Pen Set." Chip Gardner: Alibi for Murder (The Case of the Movie Star's Double); No Tomorrow for Marty; Too Many Clues; Behind the Curtains; Who Dunnit?: Death in the Dark! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Dick Rockwell and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner gets caught between two killers who each want to silence the other, featuring a great painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A convict on Death Row plots his escape. A story that dares the reader to figure out which baseball player murdered an umpire during a major league game. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "Learn to Rumba." Chip Gardner: Death on the Run; The Witness; The Body on the Cliff; The Last Mile for Tony; Who Dunnit?: Kill the Umpire! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Al McWilliams, Carl Wessler, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner is trapped by crooks who want his data on their gang, featuring a great painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A man faking paralysis for an insurance scam encounters the serial killer who's been stalking the city in a red devil mask. A washed-up vaudevillian female impersonator decides to use his disguise skills for crime, and meets an ironic fate. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Chip Gardner: Setup for Murder (The Case of the Ring That Cracked Itself); Shock Treatment; Fall Guy; Double Life; On the Level; This'll Kill Ya!; Who Dunnit?: I Didn't Kill Him! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner faces a shootout high up in a skyscraper construction site, featuring an action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A man plots to murder his successful twin brother, dispose of him in quicksand, and take over his life, in another off-the-wall story. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed a gangster with the colorful name of "Dutch" Treat. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "Learn to Rumba." Chip Gardner: The Case of the Death's Head Ruby; The Man Who Died Twice; The Case That Solved Itself; Reprieve Granted, Prisoner Is Dead; Who Dunnit?: The Green Goods Murder! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Al McWilliams, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner investigates a deadly woman in red, featuring another action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A woman with gambling debts plots to use gas to murder her father, who is smell-blind, in another off-the-wall story with an ironic twist ending. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed a treasure-hunting sea captain aboard his ship. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Chip Gardner: The Case of the Jittery Patient; The Smell of Death; Carney Couldn't Squeal!; Mission: Murder!; Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb; Who Dunnit?: Who Killed Rex Gotha? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Dick Rockwell, Robert Q. Sale and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner investigates a beautiful femme fatale and stolen incriminating documents, featuring another action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Ernie and his brother Tom face an inevitable showdown after one becomes a gangster and the other a cop. Masked robbers become known as the Trenchcoat Trio, but one of them likes their new notoriety a little too much. Also featuring a vintage ad for " Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Cain versus Abel; Chip Gardner: The Case of the Crooked Politician; Murder Bait; Murder Is a Stranger; How They Were Trapped!; On the Level; Who Dunnit?: Say it With Bullets! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Al McWilliams, Dick Rockwell, Claude Moore, Robert Q. Sale and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner takes a temporary job as a prison warden and uncovers murder, featuring another action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Wesley, a struggling writer who helps plan a robbery but gets in too deep. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an eccentric millionaire who was paying off a blackmailer and a con man. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Chip Gardner: You'll Never Live to Tell; Book of Sins; Stop Thief!; Dr. Raymond Addams, Man on the Run; How They Were Trapped!; Who Dunnit?: Appointment with Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Carl Wessler, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner tries to figure out who's trying to kill a beautiful woman, featuring one last action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani. A suburban family debates whether to testify after they accidentally witness a gangland killing. A story that dares the reader to figure out who threw a man down an elevator shaft at a luxury hotel. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Chip Gardner: The Rabbit-Punch Murder Case; Material Witness; The Corpse Came Back!; The Fruits of Crime; Who Dunnit?: The Dead Don't Talk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Fred Guardineer, Carl Wessler, Frank Bolle, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. A blind man is stalked by a killer, featuring early art by comics legend (and future Daredevil artist) Gene Colan. A race-car driver tries to outrun gangsters after he refuses to fix a race. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed the salvage diver who found Blackbeard's pirate treasure. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Dead Men Don't Double-Cross; Terror in the Dark; The Curious Case of the Curio; Murder in Greenwich Village; Who Dunnit?: Riddle of Blackbeard's Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Fred Guardineer, Fred Kida, Carl Wessler, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of a blond gangster's moll who brings destruction to the bad men around her, featuring classic bad-girl art and cover. Carlton has recurring nightmares of an old house and a door that spells his doom. A country mouse visits his brother in New York and learns he's become a gangster with numerous enemies. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." The Big Cut; The Door That Spelled Doom?; Death Knell; The Careless Crook; The Gas Station Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Fred Guardineer, Carl Wessler, Al McWilliams, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. An investigator tries to prove that a gangster's suicide was actually murder, but a blond femme fatale is out to get him first. A lawyer goes to work for a racketeer, but when his sister gets drawn in, he realizes he's gone too far. Detective Boyd learns that a doll holds the clue to an arson and murder gang. A classic anti-drug PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." The Last Stand of Walther "The Profile" Taylor; We Can Stop the Enemies of Youth; Crooked Mouthpiece; The Killer Came East; The Case of the Deadly Doll; The Frame-Up That Backfired. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Kida, Al McWilliams, Dick Rockwell, Tony DiPreta and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of a gangster who wants to get out of the crime lifestyle, but first he must survive his ex-cronies. Cops try a desperate gamble to get the goods on elusive gangster Rock Madden. A gangster falls victim to his own murder-for-hire gang. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Its Not Easy to Quit!; The State Versus Rock Madden; Pattern for Punks; The Man Who Ordered His Own Rub-Out; Scourge of the Waterfront; This'll Kill Ya. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Al McWilliams, Dick Rockwell, Claude Moore and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. During Prohibition, a con man decides to use his mob to hijack a bootlegger's shipment of booze. Small-time hoods try to convince a just-released safecracker to come out of retirement for one last job. Detective Geoffrey learns that a custom clothing tag holds the clue to a book dealer's suicide. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." The Double-Cross That Boomeranged; Jim Franton, Bootlegger versus Bud Rollins, Con-Man; The Junkies; One Thrill Too Many; On the Level; The Case of the Custom-Made Clothes. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Al Bellman, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Cops chase a jewel thief and a fortune in gems from Rio de Janeiro to Manhattan. A gangster's wife wants his racket in the divorce, and she's willing to kill to get it, in a story featuring classic bad-girl art. A deadly gangland feud from Italy follows a mob boss to America. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Hot Ice Can Burn; The Female of the Species Is Deadlier Than the Male; Lonely Hearts and Greedy Gals; The Vicious Vendetta Massacre; Rest in Peace Gang? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. A small-time hood falls for a blond femme fatale, unaware she's setting him up to be a gangster's fall guy. After a plane crash, robbers fleeing a crime wind up stranded in the ocean and turn on each other. The Danero brothers rise in the underworld of Prohibition Brooklyn, until they run into a gangster even more ruthless than them. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Fall Guy Artie Black; Dis'll Kill Ya; Journey into Horror; Banks and Bullets; Bootleg Gold; Ya'll Die Laffin'; Trigger-Happy Torpedo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Norman Maurer, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. A subway worker witnesses a murder, and his testimony could bring down a bootlegging empire - if he survives. Kevin carefully murders his successful twin brother and takes his place, only to learn his brother had skeletons in his closet - literally. Pete Carney masterminds a prison break by disguising himself and his cellmates as the warden's personal cook, in a story very similar to issue #69's "Tiger Harkness" story. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Eye Witness; The Fatal Switch; Pete Carney; The Plush Pen; "Country" Adams, The Corn-Fed Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Sap Doretti, the violent thug whose lack of smarts makes him the perfect middle-management gangster, or so his bosses think. A stool pigeon faces mob reprisals after he testifies about his part in a robbery. A two-bit hood puts pressure on his aged mother after gangsters give him two days to pay off his gambling debts. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." The Tragic Tale of "Sap" Doretti; Kangaroo Justice; Vendetta; 3 Time Loser; Momma's Boy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. A gang war erupts between the Vito and Morelle mobs during Prohibition. Twin brothers Lou and Bill Horton are just who a mobster needs for his next bank job. Brutal thug Jake "The Bull" is too trigger-happy for even his fellow hoods. Also featuring a vintage ad for WWII-era Army surplus camp gear. Booze, Bullets, and Brutality; Double Trouble; The Big Dope; Jake "The Bull" Van Zant; No Honor Among Thieves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Crusading reporter Mike Castle is in danger from ganglord Laird, but Mike's wife Elaine offers to run off with her old flame Laird if he'll leave Mike alone. Brothers Carl and Bill Barton have a robbery spree in New Orleans. A classic religious PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Also featuring a vintage ad for a Sherlock Holmes "detective cap". The Deadly Challenge?; The Ferryboat Caper; The Girl Who Went Wrong; Terror in New Orleans; Prayer Works Wonders; Joe Blatz "The Terrible". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Cass Varger uses murder and trickery to get to the top of the mob heap, but he's made too many enemies along the way. Police are puzzled when a hood insists on confessing to a murder he clearly didn't commit. A mayor faces scrutiny when his opponent is murdered just before the election by someone dressed like a cop. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Trapped by the Dead!; The Criminal Who Wanted to Punish Himself; The Late Tour; Terror on Loon Street; The Lone Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The violent life and death of legendary outlaw John Dillinger. A young doctor and his wife are abducted by bank robbers after one of the gang is shot during a robbery. A former circus acrobat with a knack for safecracking becomes known to the police as The Human Fly. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." John Dillinger, Desperado to the Death; Bloody Hideout; The Alky Racket; Hear No Evil; The Human Fly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The story of notorious real-life gunman Pretty Boy Floyd. Mob boss Chris Ramsdell must face the music after one of his hoods shoots a senator's daughter. A tough DA is targeted by a gangster after he convicts his brother of murder. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Pretty Boy Floyd, "Racketeer" Reward; Test Your Judgment!; Crime News Oddities; The End of the Underworld? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ken Landau, Frank Bolle, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The last days of infamous gangster Baby Face Nelson. Gangster Lisa Monroe is as tough as any man, and tries to turn her partners against each other. Thugs use tear gas to rob commuter train passengers. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Baby Face Nelson; Blood Red Fingernails; Test Your Judgment; One for the Money, Two for the Show. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The true story of infamous outlaw Mad Dog Coll (who refers to himself on the cover as "Glad Dog Coll"). Simple-minded Willie is used as a patsy by his gangster cronies, until he fights back. Beautiful Lilli causes trouble when she's torn between gambler Buck Neilson and powerful political fixer Gowland. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Mad Dog Coll, the Mad Gunman; The Hatchet Man; Test Your Judgment; Crime Oddities; Partners In Corruption. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The history of the Brady Gang that terrorized Maine, and their bloody finish. The Whyos Gang terrorizes 1880s New York with murder-for hire schemes, in a story featuring some whimsical art. A hood on the lam is marked for death after he threatens to report on his old mob. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." The Brady Gang; Cut Rate Murder; Swindler's Paradise; Strange Criminals; Crime Oddities; The Assassination of Big Angie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. After the death of ganglord Arnold Rothstein, Waxey Gordon becomes involved in a losing power struggle with Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky. Lower East Side small-time hood Bugs Aaron is determined to get out of the slums, even if he has to start a gang war to do it. Mob mastermind Duke Jarboe meets his fate at a shootout with police atop a Ferris wheel. Also featuring "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Extra-lurid showgirl cover by an unknown artist. The Incredible Dynamic Career of Irving (Waxey Gordon) Wexler; Marty Aarons: Bugs; Swindler's Paradise; Strange Criminals; The Crimeography of Duke Jarboe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Dion O'Banion goes bullet-for-bullet with Johnny Torrio and Al Capone during the Chicago bootlegging wars of the 1920s. Revenue agent Jeff Parker descends into a smugglers' hangout, even though it's probably a trap, but undercover agent Margot is not far away. Safecracker Dennis Rankin, aka Magic Fingers, hatches a new plot that cops call The Fall Guy Case. Deadly Dion O'Bannion, the Czar of Mob Rule; Set for the Kill; Disciples of Deception; Delayed Justice; Once More for Good Measure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Joe Masseria becomes an early boss in New York City Mafia - in fact, Boss is his nickname. Chicago mob boss Hymie Weiss becomes known as "the only man Al Capone feared." Hymie Weiss, Dynamo of Hate; Strange Criminals; Lucky Joe Masseria, Bullet Dodger; Crime Oddities; Who Killed Boss Faber? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Kid Twist becomes a hit man for Murder Inc. in the 1930s, before becoming an important and ultimately doomed witness against them. Escaped convicts take a hapless suburban family hostage to use their house as a hideout. Nick and Louis Vincent become involved in the Prohibition-era gang war between the Colombo and Jack Parsons gangs. The Rise and Fall of Abe "Kid" Reles, Dynamo of Hate; A Night of Terror; Strange Criminals; Crime Oddities; The Vicious Vincent Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The story of Frank Nash, called "the most successful bank robber in U.S. history," until the Kansas City Massacre. A convict has a change of heart during a breakout and saves a prison guard. The Hair-Raising Career of Massacre Mad Frank Nash; The End of the Line; Strange Criminals; Crime Oddities; The Case of the X-Rayed Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Moe Marcus, Al Gordon, Bernard Case and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Insane killer Fred Blore loves his banjo, but woe to anyone who crosses him or his instrument. A gang war erupts between country bootleggers the Gordon mob and their city-mouse rivals, the Kivac gang. A hired killer tries to set up somebody else to take the rap for his double-cross. Killers from the Sticks; Kill-Crazy Fred "Banjo" Blore; Strange Criminals; Crime Oddities; Violence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Moe Marcus, Al Gordon, John Belfi and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. After their gambling ship goes down, leaving them stranded on a desert island, gangsters face a dead man's revenge. A charming New York businessman lives a double life as a holdup man. Harry Tracy was the last surviving member of the Hole in the Wall Gang. Dead Man's Revenge; Best Fights of the Century; The Jekyll and Hyde Killer; A Nose for Murder; The Death Hunt of Slippery Tiger Tracy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ben Brown and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Chuck Dorset's car-theft ring is the most successful in the country, until a chase and shootout with cops on a dangerous mountain road. An underworld outfit hides wanted criminals where they won't be found, but maybe it's not such a good deal. Gangster Lucky Abel gets a second chance after the underworld turns against him. Also featuring a vintage ad for a Tom Corbett, Space Ranger "Invisible Helmet." Chuck Dorset's Race Against Death; The Map; The High Cost of Dying; Lucky Kid Abel's. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, Vic Carrabotta and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Cops seek lone hood Bill Flint, who kills indiscriminately if he feels even slightly threatened. Prohibition-era gangster Duke Stanley doesn't want to join an organized-crime mob, even if all the other hoods are doing it. Special agent Mike Devlin sets out to get the goods on untouchable mob boss Big Al Malone, but first he must get past Malone's dogs, human and otherwise. Also featuring a vintage ad for a Tom Corbett, Space Ranger "Invisible Helmet." Bill Flint the Lone Wolf; It's On the Record; The Dead Don't Return; Strange Punishments; How To Get A Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.