Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) comic books 1954-1956

Cover by George Tuska. Stories and art by George Tuska, Al Wenzel 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. Prison guard Edmonds turns to crime and ends up a convict himself. Johnny uses his skill with fast cars to become a top crook, but his ex-mechanic Willy has settled down and is reluctant to join his outfit. A hit man's failing eyesight results in a strange case of murder. The Other Side of the Bars; The Big Job; Death on Wheels: The Tragic Story of a Weakling; The Man Who Sold Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Tuska. Stories and art by George Tuska, Al Wenzel 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 Benette brothers end up in prison because Elroy is a little too free with his fists, but more violence won't solve the problem. Honest country joe Herb loves Becky, but her drunken husband finds out and plots a murder. The reader gets to decide a convict's fate as if they were a member of his parole board. The Case of Elroy Bennet; The Furlance Case; Nicky, the Hustler; I Beg Your Pardon; This'll Kill Ya!; The Fantastic True Story of Goopy and Gammon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Ralph Mayo, 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. Snookie Peters tries to control his gambling so he doesn't end up like his father, but a lucky streak puts him in Dutch to the mob. A cab driver finds a fortune in cash in his back seat, but unfortunately, it belongs to a gangster. The reader gets to decide a convict's fate as if they were a member of his parole board. Also featuring an action-girl cover by Charles Biro. Beginner's Hard Luck!; Finder's Weepers; This and Murder!; A Fat Tip for Murder; I Beg Your Pardon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Ralph Mayo, Al Wenzel, C. H. 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. Charlie the Ape is ready to get the loot from a year-old bank job from beautiful Lili Ravell, but Lili is preparing to turn the gang against each other so she can keep the money for herself. Ex-convict Joyce is caught between the new scheme with the new boyfriend and violent old flame Nick, who wants her back at any cost. A convict tells his parole board how beautiful redhead Connie led him down the road to prison, in a story with classic bad-girl art by Ralph Mayo. Darkly amusing bad-girl cover by Charles Biro. The Murder Mad Gang of East City; Valentine in Lead; Hang on to Your Steam Shovel!; Cobra with Lipstick; Crazy to Kill!; On the Level. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Bill Walton, Al Wenzel, 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. Small-time hood Toledo Wilson finds himself hunted by cops and the mob alike. A reporter discovers the truth about a mayor's murder, after his election opponent is heard threatening his life on television. Duke the Squeal plays a dangerous game when he double-crosses two mob bosses simultaneously. "Kill Me If You Can"; The Tragic Victory of Mayor Benson; I Lied To Go to Prison; Darn Those Guillotines; Caught in the Crossfire; Back to the Living. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro and George Tuska. Stories and art by George Tuska, Bill Walton, Bob Fujitani, 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 life and crimes of real-life bank robber Wilbur Underhill, known as "The Tri-State Terror." Hood Fred Garson knows he can't shoot it out with the cops, but he's just desperate enough to think he can jump to that next rooftop. Shoe-shiner "Silly" is determined to be a big man on the rackets, and he knows how to do it. The Death Rattle of Wilbur Underhill; The Crook Who Set His Own Trap!; Thank You, You Crook!; Silly, the Bootblack; The Case of the Talking Hat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Mike Sekowsky, Bill Walton, 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. Hobos discover the murderous truth about one of their own when he talks in his sleep. A killer takes to the wilderness to hide out from the cops in the delightfully titled "Creeping Terror of Pussyfoot Mountain ". Kathy, moll of drug kingpin Arnie, sets out to turn handsome Danny against his boss, in a classic femme fatale tale. Hobo's Coffin; The Bloody Break from Cell Block 4; Pity the Kleptomaniac; The Creeping Terror of Pussyfoot Mountain; The Case of the Ambitious Hood's Moll. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Ed Moore, Al Wenzel, 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, ganglord Mike "Straw Hat" Vanek outwits his enemies by creating the underworld's first bullet-proof car. The Chetter Brothers become the terror of the underworld, and meet their violent ends one by one. A police detective steps in to pick up the pieces after a gang war over control of the docks. The Strange Case of Gang Czar Mike Falone; Mike "Straw Hat" Vanek and His Steel Coffin; Animals on Trial; The Bloody Saga of the Chetter Brothers; Two-Man Dock War. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska 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. Jerry the Kid is quick with his fists and quicker to make his way up the underworld ladder. Al Chalen thinks he's figured out a way out of prison, as long as no one looks at his gun too closely. Small-time gangster Putty, who looks a little like Jimmy Olsen, betrays his cop brother to get in good with the mob. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Space Specs" - mini-binoculars that wear like eyeglasses. Jerry The Kid's One-Way Ticket; Al Chalen and His Wooden Gun; I'm Wrong, I'm Right!; The Scapegoat; Joe "Big Mouth" Fenwek. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Tuska. Stories and art by George Tuska, Mike Sekowsky, Bill Walton 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. Juvenile delinquent Larry sees the error of his ways after he witnesses an electric-chair execution. A man realizes the new tenant at his hotel is a dangerous escaped convict hiding out from the police. Joe has a great con going, swindling gamblers, but his partner Leo is a little too violent. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Space Specs" - mini-binoculars that wear like eyeglasses. Eyewitness; Stopover for Murder; Some Guys Are Never Satisfied; Joe Mosdek the Master Dealer; A Cop's Last Fight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Robert Martinott 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. Spoiled, drunken Larry Collingsworth doesn't respond well when his family finally decides to rein him in. A violent man attacks the teacher who dared to discipline his son. The mob wants boxer Billy to throw a fight, but he has other ideas. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Space Specs" - mini-binoculars that wear like eyeglasses. Was He a Psycho?; The Man Who Arrested Himself; Assisted by Miracles; He Defied the Mob; Run for Your Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Tony Di Preta, Al Wenzel, Pete Morisi 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 turns a town into a war zone. An extra-polite bank robber bears a strange resemblance to future extra-polite aircraft hijacker D.B. Cooper. Criminal mastermind Cecil has an alligator pit for those who defy him, in a story featuring early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Anybody's Oyster; The Case of the Broken Bones; The Case of the Polite Bank Robber; The Judges' Dilemmas; The Violent Saga of the Ambitious Hank Dorish; Loony Line-Up; The Poison Peddler; Easy Money. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Howard O'Donnell, Al Wenzel, Pete Morisi 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. 'Truck' Browne carries out a series of modern-day train robberies. Tubercular criminal Duke Murry uses his grim diagnosis to get paroled and back into the game of crime. Dr. Aldiers has a reason for tending to his ailing, wealthy father-in-law, in a story featuring early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. The Vengeful Big 'Truck' Browne; 3 Alarm Homicide; Duke Murry's Bust Out Bust; Curiosities in Law and Crime; Fast Cure for Dr. Aldiers; Nickel Fare to Doom; Who Dunnit? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Howard O'Donnell, Tony Di Preta, John Belfi, Al Wenzel, Pete Morisi 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. Police launch a nationwide manhunt when killer Carl Veech escapes from prison. NYPD detectives seek the truth behind a local bartender's murder. Murderous thug Johnny Druchak gets what's coming to him, in a story featuring early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Joe Kubert's first cover for Crime Does Not Pay is also the first issue to feature the Comics Code seal. Proceed with Extreme Caution!; Squealer's Showdown; You Can't Win!; The Mystery of Two Strangers; The Crimson Trail of Johnny Druchak!; For All to See; Lev Gleason's Western Lore. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by C. H. Moore, Pete Morisi 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. Deputy Ed Kappa executes a daring car chase to catch Fat Face Klizerz' mob. Bill Cady, Joe Dancer and Chuck Stone come to be known as the Saturday Night Gang. Manny Langy fakes a hospital stay to create a murder alibi, in a story featuring the "sanitized" violence of the post-Code Crime Does Not Pay - all murders conveniently occurring off-panel. The Fall of the Saturday Night Gang; Gus Emory's Last Threat; I Helped Capture Fat Face Klinerz!; Light Side of the Law; Troubleshooter's Trouble; Paying for Trouble; On the Level; Science vs. the Criminal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Vincent Alascia, Pete Morisi 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. Banner has turned to crime, but his step-brother Frank selflessly offers to sacrifice himself to protect him. Freddie Palace agrees to be a getaway driver, and the next thing he knows, he's killed somebody. Small-town police use forensic evidence to catch a killer. Unheeded Warning!; Two-Headed Alibi; Cornered!; Judging by the Laff!; The Case of the Drifting Barge; Double-Barreled Menace; Lev Gleason's Quiz Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Al Wenzel, Dick Giordano, Vincent Alascia, Pete Morisi 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. Bart Kiley swears revenge against the rookie cop who sent him to prison. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed a man at a seaside resort. The cops close in on Big Willie Rosse, but he's not going down easy. The Con and the Canary!; The Devil Is Patient; The Clue on the Beach; Hep Heaps; The Bitter Career of the Candy Man; The Big Mop-Up; Lev Gleason's Quiz Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Bob Powell, Tony Di Preta, Pete Morisi 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 lost shoe on the highway leads police to a murder, and other clues provide the killer, in a story featuring early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. The lingering scent of perfume gives away the killer of a garage mechanic. The town bookie murders the town clerk, apparently, but detectives feel something doesn't add up. Hitchhike to Doom; A Million Is Too Much; The Clue of the Perfumed Bandit!; Oddly Enough; In Deep; Mighty Rookie; Lev Gleason's Quiz Time. Final issue of the series, after 13 years and at least three different content "codes." 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.