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War Against Crime! comic books issue 1

  • Issue #1
    War Against Crime (2000 Gemstone) 1

    New! Okay, you mugs! Grab your gat and get ready for a real blast from the past ? authentic crime comics straight from the Golden Age, but with that EC flavor! This is the first issue of War Against Crime, the series that would showcase the Vault-Keeper and eventually become Vault of Horror! Machine Gun Kelley was "Public Enemy" with art by Lee Ames; "Portfolio of Death" was illustrated by Johnny Craig; "Justice is Blind... The Ruby Stickpin" featured art by Ed Moore; and "Smokin' Six Guns" showcased the work of Graham Ingles! Cover by Johnny Craig!" Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1
    War Against Crime (1948 EC) 1

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    Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Graham Ingels, Lee J. Ames, and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend early crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. The "true" story of Prohibition-era gangster Machine-Gun Kelly. A mastermind of crime seeks the secret evidence the police have against him, in a story by Johnny Craig. Modern-day train robbers become killers, in Graham Ingel's first story for EC Comics. Public Enemy…the Story of Machine-Gun Kelley!; Portfolio of Death!; The Ruby Stickpin!; Smokin Six-Guns! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    War Against Crime Annual TPB (2000 Gemstone) 1-1ST

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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects War Against Crime (1948-1950 EC) #1-5. This volume includes War Against Crime #1-5 complete with covers. Get this edition and the new War Against Crime Annual #2 offered for the first time this month and you'll have the complete series in two trade paperback size packages! Softcover, 150 pages, full color. Cover price $12.50.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    EC Archives War Against Crime HC (2018 Dark Horse) 1-1ST


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    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects War Against Crime (1948-1950 EC) #1-6.

    Cover by Johnny Craig.

    Thrilling tales of the conflict between gangsters and cops in what was described to be "Real Stories from Police Records!" Featuring the twisted artistic talents of Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Lee Ames, Jack Kamen, Ed Moore, Graham Ingels, Stan Asch, Leonard Starr, and more, and more.

    Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color.

    Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    War Against Crime HC (1993 Russ Cochran) 1-1ST


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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects War Against Crime (1948 EC) #1-6. Written and edited by Bill Spicer and Bill Mason. Hardcover, 9 x 12-in, B&W.