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Crime Must Pay the Penalty! comic books issue 8

  • Issue #8
    Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948 Ace Magazines) 8

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    "The Human Bomb," "Blades of Doom!" (art by Sy Grudko), "The Man Who Talked Too Much," "The Ghoulish Gambler" (art by Frank Giacoia), and a two page story, "The Death Signal," by Alan Ross. Astute collectors seek pre-code comics featuring transvestism, hypodermic needles, "injury to eye" panels, and other oddball story devices. This issue features transvestism in "The Human Bomb," featuring three panels in which the villain dresses like a woman to evade capture. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Crime Must Pay the Penalty (Canadian 1948 Ace International) 8
    • 2" spine split from bottom of comic.

    Canadian Reprint. "The Human Bomb," "Blades of Doom!" (art by Sy Grudko), "The Man Who Talked Too Much," "The Ghoulish Gambler" (art by Frank Giacoia), and a two page story, "The Death Signal," by Alan Ross. Astute collectors seek pre-code comics featuring transvestism, hypodermic needles, "injury to eye" panels, and other oddball story devices. This issue features transvestism in "The Human Bomb," featuring three panels in which the villain dresses like a woman to evade capture. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.