Crime Does Not Pay comic books issue 31
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Issue #31
Published Jan 1944 by Lev Gleason.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Alvin Hollingsworth, Dick Wood, Bob Montana, Dick Briefer, Bob Wood, 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. Outlaws plan a high-dollar robbery in a Western tale with early art by pioneering African-American artist Alvin Hollingsworth. Small-time hoods encounter The Curse of the Hand, in a story with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, or possibly Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Don Costello collects heads from corpses, in a horrific tale with art by Dick Briefer. Crime Kings: The True Story of Jean Cavaillac; James O'Connor, Master of Jailbreak; Million Dollar Robbery; Two-Legged Rats -The Curse of the Hand; The Wrong Hero; The Horror Hobby; Smart Guy of Crime; Whodunnit? The Mystery of the Symphony of Death. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
