Crime Detective Comics comic books issue 4

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Gerald McCann, Ed Moore and Bernie Krigstein. 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 bootlegger has a whole fleet of clandestine ships that he uses to elude the cops during Prohibition. A trio of bank robbers swears to look after their dead partner's infant son, in an echo of the film Three Godfathers with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. After a millionaire disappears and his body is hidden, a holiday turkey proves to be a murderer's undoing. Big Steve's Navy; Now I Can Die Easy...; Automatic Paydays; Silk Langdon; Stella and Her Fella; The Boston Turkey Case; The Very Busy Dead Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Clem Weisbecker, Charles Raab, John Belfi and Tony DiPreta. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. The true story of notorious 19th-century British burglar and killer Charles Peace. The Gopher Gang terrorizes Hell's Kitchen in the early 1910s, even masquerading as policemen. In 1920s London, insurance investigator Leopold Harris turns to arson for hire. The Man from Angel Court; The Can Openers; Something for the Ladies; The Torch; The Greedy Cane; The Student; The Stolen Ship. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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 gangland murder sets two teens on a lifelong path toward tragedy, as one becomes a mayoral candidate and the other a cheap hood. A diminutive French aristocrat turns to crime to buy nice things for the dancer he loves. A stolen shrub proves to be a dishonest banker's undoing. Diana and the Dwarf; The Shadow of Dice Canale; The Shovel at Twilight; Plenty for Three; Just Like a Swan; The Plow and the Pen; The Hound from Abroad. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.