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Headline Comics (1943 Prize) comic books 1955

  • Issue #71
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 71

    Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mannie Banks. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A reporter goes undercover in a prison to expose a gang; A by-the-book cop tries to convince a young hood to go straight; A cop faces two killers in the same night. First issue to contain the Comics Code seal on the cover. Hot Ice Heisters; Closeups; Crusader; There's Always A Way; Double Play; Robbery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #72
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 72

    Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Cops try to prevent a gang war from escalating; An arsonist is trapped by his own fire; Inside looks at police procedure and the job of a beat cop. Jigsaw; Ordeal By Fire; Puzzle; Police Procedure in Crime; My Beat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #73
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 73

    Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Guards try to get a prison riot under control; A guy's jacket almost gets him arrested for murder; Boyhood pals grow up to take two paths - one to law, one to crime. Prison Riot; Brown Border; Circumstantial Evidence; Final Winner; Closeups; Big Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.