Cri Cri comic books issue 12

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Cover by A. C. Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Robert Leslie Bellem, Max Plaisted, and Newton H. Alfred. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Dan Turner attends a "midnight men's party" where the entertainment is magician Charm Marlowe, whose costume is skimpier than Zatanna's. But when a man dies by snakebite, Dan suspects "premeditated killery." Gail Ford goes undercover as a maid to get the drop on robbers targeting wealthy homeowners. Sally the Sleuth goes undercover as a model to find the deadly secret behind two women's deaths, in a story with plentiful good-girl art. Plus a classic religious PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: The Fortune-Teller Robberies; Ray Hale: After-Hours Killing; Sally the Sleuth: Tumbling Corpses; Prayer Works Wonders; Theft by Appointment; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Mysto-Magic Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Howard Alexander and Ed Goldfarb. 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. A gangster blackmails a movie star into letting him realize his dreams of acting, which turns out to be a bad idea for all concerned. Killers abduct a carnival fortune-teller, who predicts their fiery deaths. A doctor who gets his patients hooked on morphine meets an ironic fate. Hollywood Death Trap!; Mountain Murder; Smart Cons Don't Talk; Fires of Death; The Big Dope. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Mike Roy and Bernie Krigstein. 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 #72. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #12 in indicia. A French con man concocts a wealthy alter ego, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. A heist goes off flawlessly, but then the one man who knows where the loot is hidden gets drafted into WWII. An 18th-century English thief invents the art of fencing stolen goods. King of the Liars; The Hinge Blowers; Ride for a Stranger; Name on the Board; In the Name of the Law; Loot's Last Doorway. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Gerald McCann, Dick Briefer and Bernie Krigstein. 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 #84. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #12 in indicia. A hired killer uses a technique from ancient Egypt to ensure he doesn't get knocked off by his client. A woman doesn't suspect that her husband's costume jewelry is actually a fortune in stolen gems, in a story with art by comics legend Dick Briefer. An industrialist's son is targeted for death by spies, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Also featuring a vintage ad for training as a "Criminal Investigator" by mail. An Idea from Egypt; Right on the Job; The Simple Whistle; Did You Know That...; This and That of Crime; The Sparrow's Ladder; Silent Gans; Last Man in the World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"War" (art by George Tuska?), "A Hundred Dollars," "Kangaroo Court" (art by Allen Bellman), "Cornered" (art by Marty Elkin), and a two-page text story, "Murder Kept Clean." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Myron Fass, Alvin Hollingsworth and Mo Marcus. Crime and horror comics featuring detective heroes. A monster is preying on female college students, which could have something to do with the giant leeches the school's biology teacher is growing in the nearby swamp. Inspector Bennet learns the horrifying truth behind the Jabberwocky poem, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Detective Brenn investigates after a woman is murdered by costumed characters near a TV studio, in a story featuring the line, "Your hillbillies just croaked a cupcake out in the alley!" Bondage cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Dead Woman's Swamp; Curse of the Jabberwock; The Television Kill; The Strange Avenger; The Fantastic Dr. Foo: The Vanishing Jewels. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Al Feldstein, Ed Waldman, Howard Larsen and Graham Ingels. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title started as adventure, changed to grisly crime stories and eventually metamorphosed into straight-up horror. Redheaded bad girl Nell gets on the wrong side of the law and likes it, in a pre-Code story with early art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Police and gangsters alike are searching for safecracker Gentleman Danny Kenyon, in a story with early art by EC legend Graham Ingels. A mad scientist's plot involves a gorilla and the brain of an executed killer, in another early EC horror effort. Nell Baker; The Gentleman Gunman; The Werewolf's Curse!; The Hanged Man's Revenge; Ruse; The Ransom Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "The Blue Handkerchief Gang"; "Bill Payne, Tarheel Killer" retitled and reprinted as "Carolina Jailbreak!" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #8; and "Trick Shot Artist! Kinnie Wagner!" retitled and reprinted as "Gun Crazy" in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #45. "There's Going to Be a Murder, A True Crime Story" text story reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #4 and retitled and reprinted as "Finger of Guilt!!" in Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #19. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. 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 #24. No issue # on cover; Vol. 2, issue #12 in indicia. A barber with mob connections turns to crime. Robert Mais and Walter Legenza create terror along the East Coast and become known as the Tri-State Gang. A criminal's pet cat helps him make an audacious escape from the electric chair. Amusing cover by Dan Zolnerowich. The Barber's Turn In The Chair!; Madman Robert Mais; The Man Who Invented the Ride; Advice to "Real Clue" Readers for Bad Skin; The Farmer Plants Murder; Smart Boy; The Cat That Cheated the Electric Chair; How Far to Toledo?; Male Help Wanted. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Writin' Fool" (art by Leonard Starr), "The Orphan in the Shoe Box," "The Man Who Was Too Smart," "The Case of Senor X," "Pals," "The Set-Up," and "City Without Crime" (signed by Doore and John Belfi, we're not sure who Doore is). Two page text story, "Blackbeard the Pirate." Cover price $0.10.

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 #48. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #12 in indicia. William Brockway becomes a successful counterfeiter in 1880s New York. A detective sets out on a cross-country chase for a fleeing witness. Sissified detective Percy is feared by the underworld, in an offbeat comedy story. My Name Is on the Wrapper; The Ferret; Robbery Off the Record; Please Take the Stand; The Paper Bullet; Percy, Private Eye; The Big-Shot; The Pasteboard Boys. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Robert Perry, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Stick-up men commit two hold-ups and two murders, but their take is a mere $19. A horse trainer who knows how to fix races also has a talent for murder that will take him far in the busy field of organized crime. An extremely detailed look at the science of ballistics in 1949. Two Who Sold Their Lives For $19!; On the Level; Theodore Downes; This'll Kill Ya!; Steve Bracy and Al Moss; Science Vs. the Criminal: Ballistics; Our Police Hall of Fame; Thug Uglies; James Conlon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Mort Lawrence, George Roussos, E. J. Smalle, Al McWilliams and Jules Steiner. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. An American crook plots to steal a British gold shipment, but his cohort's obsession with mice threatens to ruin the caper.A French con man swindles a courier out of a fortune in jewels, in a story with art possibly by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Escaped convicts on the run encounter a farmer who doesn't scare easily. English Mice; Standard Time; The Case of Truck 107; The Brother; Bitter Sweets; The Innocents; Done in Oil; Paid in Full. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky and Bill Ely. 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 1700s England, a woman is convinced that her son-in-law is a highwayman, and tries to get her disbelieving daughter to look in his mysterious sack. Little-known facts and trivia from the history of crime and detection. A cheap hood in 1925 robs a bank to buy a new car, never dreaming the cops will connect the two actions. The Sack from London; New Face on the Rock; Train from the West; This and That of Crime!; Green Rainbow; Nabbed; Joey's Glass Chariot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with $1.60 cover price. "Final Crisis!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Jerry Odrway. Get ready for the explosive finale to the biggest event in the history of the DCU. The Anti-Monitor mounts an all out attack on the last remaining Earth, the only bastion of light standing in his way of total victory. While the heroes and villains of the DCU wage a war against an army of the villain's Shadow Demons, a contingent of the most powerful beings in the universe take the fight to the Anti-Matter Universe itself. Heroes will rise, heroes will fall, and in the end things will never be the same again. Featuring the deaths of Dove, the Silver Age Lori Lemaris, the Golden Age Green Arrow, Prince Ra-Man, Robin (Earth-2), Huntress (Earth-2), Kole, the Silver Age Wonder Woman, and the 1st appearance of Wally West as the Flash. NOTE: In the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC decides to revamp and reinvigorate their universe, and their heroes. Recommended follow-up reading: History of the DC Universe (1986) #1-2, Man of Steel (1986) #1-6, Superman (1987- ) #1-22, Wonder Woman (1987-2004 2nd Series) #1-15, Shazam: The New Beginning (1987) #1-4, Batman ##404-407 (Year One), Justice League America (1987-1996) #1-25, Identity Crisis (2004) #1-7, and Infinite Crisis (2005-2006) #1-7, where we see the return of Superman (Earth 2), Superboy, Alex Luther, and Lois Lane (Earth 2). Cover price $1.60.

Volume 12 - 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.

"Thicker Than Water" (art by Vince Colletta), "The Master Plan" (art by Al Hartley), "Journey with Death" (art by Colletta), "Tension!" (art by Robert Q. Sale), plus a two page text story, "The Right Moment." Cover price $0.10.

"Sewer Rat," "The Kiss of Death" (art by Jack Keller), "Dead End," "He Rapped Three Times" (art by Sitton), and a two-page text story, "Somebody's Killer." Cover price $0.10.

Issue 12. Tales of a Hard-Boiled Australian Detective, Larry Kent. Character created by Ron Ingleby. 7" x 10.25". 24 pages. Black and white.

Volume 12, Issue 1 - December 1957. True crime magazine with a focus on crimes committed by, or involving women. 8.5" x 10.5", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, E. J. Reeves, E. F. Webster and Joe Simon. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Convict Clyde Stevens masterminds a daring prison break. The reader gets the chance to find the clues and solve the mystery when businessman Tom Drake is found shot with a rifle. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. inherits his cousin's mind and deductive reasoning, just not his sharp eyesight. Also featuring a story about super-criminal the Octopus by Captain America creator Joe Simon. Clyde Stevens - Jailbreak Genius; Crime Run-Down; Return of the Octopus; Return Ticket; Young King Cole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This comic is a Fox Giant Comics Edition (25c cover price) which contains four remaindered Fox comics without their original covers. The first page of the first story for each remaindered comic may be missing as in Fox comics, the first story page was often on the inside front cover. Such missing story pages are not considerted a defect. Cover price $0.25.

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.

PHoto cover. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 82 p, B&W. Cover price $0.35.