Cri Cri comic books issue 11

Cover by A. C. Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Max Plaisted, Adolphe Barreaux and Gene Leslie. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Reporter Ray Hale suspects foul play when a rival reporter scoops him on a woman's murder, in a story with plentiful good-girl art. Gail Ford goes undercover as a gangster's moll, in a story more like the violent pre-Code crime comics of other publishers. Sally The Sleuth and "The Chief" pretend to be psychic detectives to find out if an elderly heiress is really being haunted. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: Muscling-In to Doom; Sally the Sleuth: Ghostly Quest; Ray Hale, News Ace; Death Is the Prize; The Nemesis of Evil; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: The Trap For a Booby. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of two-fisted criminals and the scales of justice from Story Comics. By this point, Fight Against Crime was edging away from crime stories to EC-style horror, as these stories demonstrate. Rival ganglords Mike and Toots feud over Mike's casino, but Toots makes a fatal error when he has Mike's gal Robin killed. Murderous thug George marries a wealthy widow and then has her declared insane, but fate has an ironic twist in mind. Stage magician Draco knows his wife and assistant are having an affair and planning his murder, so he arranges a gruesome revenge involving the old sawing-a-lady-in-half trick. Gangwar!; The Case of the Crazy Killer; The Striped Noose; The Corpse That Came Back!; Black Magic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Mike Roy and John Prentice. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #71. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #11 in indicia. Successful Monte Carlo gambler Anna Karkova sees the harm that gambling can do to others who aren't as lucky as her. An illustrated guide to some of the different firearms used by US law enforcement, circa 1952. A con man and a forger plot to swindle a dying millionaire, but two little old ladies have the last laugh. Anna the Player; Lace and Old Lies; The Corsican's Double; Grounded; Gypsies Don't Forget; Tint of Crime; Arms of the Law. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Prentice and others. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #83. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #11 in indicia. A hotel maid has a double life as a high-dollar jewel thief. Feds investigating foreign agents focus on their latest asset, Adrian Zadek. Up-and-coming singer Roman gets involved with Sheila, the girlfriend of his ganglord employer. Also featuring a vintage ad for training as a "Criminal Investigator" by mail. The Mink Shroud; Goodbye Mouthpiece; The Two-Flag Huckster; The Law vs an Envelope Seal; Johnny the Gent; Third Window-Street Level; Purloined Pathos; Pigeon in the Jungle. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Art Gates, Alvin Hollingsworth and H. C. Kiefer. Crime and horror comics featuring detective heroes. The series begins edging toward pre-Code horror with this issue. Novelist Gene rents the deserted home of eccentric Simeon Graves to work on his next book, but it comes with a mysterious blonde, a dire warning, and a rumor of hidden treasure. A serial killer dares the police to stop him before he strikes again. An actor uses his skills to get away with the murder of his wife, but reliving the murder for a TV drama pushes him over the edge. Cash for a Corpse; The Strangler; Murder - and You Die!; Deadly Rendezvous; Bounty for Varmints; Dance of the Devil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Richard Kraus and Al Feldstein. Art by Al Feldstein, Howard Larsen and H. C. Kiefer. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title started as adventure, changed to grisly crime stories and eventually metamorphosed into straight-up horror. The police seek the kidnappers of a beautiful woman, in a story with early bondage art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Pickpocket Fay uses her fast fingers to become queen of the card sharps, and men soon learn not to cross her, in a story with terrific bad-girl art. Tom Brady and his sister Beth return to their ancestral Scottish castle and face a Werewolf's Curse, in one of EC's first true horror stories. Victor Wolf & Sam Bart, Kidnappers; The Werewolf's Curse!; The Chicagorilla; Fast-Draw Fay, the Queen of Spades! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Killer for hire Verne Miller is a gunman in the Kansas City massacre of federal agents; Joe Masseria becomes an early boss in New York City Mafia - in fact, Boss is his nickname; Bank robber and gangster George Nelson is a cohort of John Dillinger, but not even Dillinger dares call him "Baby Face" to his face. Verne Tommy-Gun Miller; Killer Boss Masseria; Mystery Of The Hidden Jewels; Baby Face Nelson. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carmine Infantino and Bernard Sachs. Art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Fujitani. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #23. No issue # on cover; Vol. 2, issue #11 in indicia. Joey makes the dangerous decision to turn stool pigeon. Ex-con Cliff plans a big job as soon as he gets out of stir. Augie makes a bid to rule the gangs in 1919 New York. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "genuine" Dick Tracy Two-Way Wrist Radio. Stool Pigeon; They'll Never Hold Me!; The Perfect Partner; Advice to "Real Clue" Readers for Bad Skin; Little Augie's Last Lap; Mr. Animal; Murder in the 5,400th Degree!; The League of the Aged; Male Help Wanted. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Harry Anderson, John Belfi, Art Helfant and George Roussos. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #35. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #11 in indicia. A master forger swindles thousands of acres of land in 1870s Arizona. Ex-con Benny and sharpshooter Stella fall in love and run off to rob banks together. Pickpocket Lena Kleinschmidt becomes Queen of Hackensack in the 1860s. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Slide-o-Matic" combo lighter-cigarette case. Another amusing cover by Dan Zolnerowich. The Baron Of Arizona; The Rat's Nest; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Benny Loved Banks; Man-Buster; The Queen of Hackensack; The Handy Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell and others. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #47. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #11 in indicia. A polite, nerdy Canadian store clerk becomes a surprisingly successful bank robber. The true story of the theft of Queen Marie Antoinette's diamond necklace. A gang of thieves is undone when one of them decides to shoplift a razor. Also featuring a vintage ad for training as a "Criminal Investigator" by mail. The Gentleman; The Necklace; Get That Number; Foolish Fingers; Ancient Crime-Buster; Domino Harper; Big Boy's Jam; The Corny Corner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Dick Briefer, Gil Kane, and Dan Zolnerowich. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. In 1860s England, a man claims to be the missing heir Roger Tichborne, but something's not quite right. Yonnie Licavoli and his family become crimelords in the Prohibition-era Midwest. That story features art by Bob Powell of Sheena fame; other stories include art by Dick Briefer and comics legend Gil Kane. Wanted - Roger Tichborne; The Bootblack; Yonnie Is Always at Home; The Manuscript; The Imperfect Crime!; Ice Box Madden; Too Many Rudolphs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Bill Ely, Leo Morey, Mike Suchorsky, Rick Estrada, Mike Becker, and Dick Briefer. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A childhood rivalry between two boys turns deadly when they both grow up and become gangsters. A French ex-con delivers a cryptic message to the beautiful and deadly Madame de Staba, in a story with striking and unusual art by Bill Ely. An office clerk blackmails his crooked bosses to get ahead at work, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Mr. Mickel Pays a Quarter; What's Under the Rock?; The Amazing Monsieur Chachette; The Greedy Fence; Wireless Cabbage; The Broken Halo; The Man from the Yard!; The Apple Polisher. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. "Aftershock!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Jerry Odrway. The multiverse is no more. Now there is only one Earth, one History of the DC Universe. But where does that leave heroes like Superman (Earth-2), Superboy-Prime, Wonder Woman (Earth-2), Robin (Earth-2), and Huntress (Earth-2)? How do they fit into a world they don't belong to. Plus, the Anti-Monitor returns, and boy is he mad! After his battle at the Dawn of Time, the Spectre lies helpless to do anything. Can this truly be the end of the DCU? Cover price $0.95.

Volume 11 - 1st Printing. Written by Shirow Masamune. Art and Cover by Rikudou Koushi. Translated by Casper Kazor. Adapted by Kat Adler. DOUBLE TROUBLE! Nene and Clarion are having a nice night out when theyre attacked–by Clarions twin sister?! Phobos might look like Clarion, but she has her own secret agenda…and her own reasons for wanting to get close to Nene! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 180 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $12.99.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Harry Harrison, George Roussos, Johnny Craig and Al Feldstein. In an important shift in EC and comics history, E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title presents the first of the soon-to-be-notorious EC horror covers, the second "Vault of Horror" tale, and the second appearance of the Vault Keeper. Janice knows that new boyfriend Frank is caring for his mentally disabled brother, but then she learns the brother is dangerous, in a story by Johnny Craig. Young lovers plot to murder their cruel employer for his fortune, in a rare story penciled by George Roussos. The Mummys Curse!, A Bed of Murder!, Bury Me Not…; Demons of Death; Madman! Final issue under this title; series continues as Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) #12. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Aftershock!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Jerry Odrway. The multiverse is no more. Now there is only one Earth, one History of the DC Universe. But where does that leave heroes like Superman (Earth-2), Superboy-Prime, Wonder Woman (Earth-2), Robin (Earth-2), and Huntress (Earth-2)? How do they fit into a world they don't belong to. Plus, the Anti-Monitor returns, and boy is he mad! After his battle at the Dawn of Time, the Spectre lies helpless to do anything. Can this truly be the end of the DCU? Cover price $0.75.

Issue 11. Tales of a Hard-Boiled Australian Detective, Larry Kent. Character created by Ron Ingleby. 7" x 10.25". 24 pages. Black and white.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Tuska and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. After Prohibition, the Brodie gang moves into the Midwest and tries to take over an entire town. The Jon Jon Brothers are so crooked they even rob other crooks during Prohibition. The reader gets the chance to solve the clue left by a writer to reveal his killer, before detective Gregory Gayle gets there first. The Brodie Gang; Crime Run-Down; The Jon Jon Brothers; Cave Of Death; The Martin Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Reprints newspaper comic strips: This issue contains strips from "Rip Kirby" by Alex Raymond, "Tandra" by Hanthercraft Publications and "Mandrake the Magician" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis. 8 1/2-in X 15-in, 16 pages, B&W Cover price $0.60.

Vol. 11, No. 3. May 1953. Sensationalistic tales of true crime. 8.5" x 11". 82 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.