Crimes by Women (1948) comic books

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Cover text quoted in Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent". In order of appearance: "Yvonne Ravenal, The Parisian Panther"; "Gladys Behmer Plans Murder"; "Daughter of the Devil, Rosa Harte"; "Gang Leaders, Owney Madden"; "Gang Leaders, Big Bill Lingley and Freddie Muehfeldt" reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #3; and "Don Wan". "White-Hot Murder" text story reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #5. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Jack Kamen and Al Davoren. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Irish immigrant Memphis Mae quickly establishes herself in the Chicago underworld with her murderous ways; Arva Bolling builds a fortune on the backs of the people she murdered; Sarah Rachel Russell, better known as Madame Rachel, is a British blackmailer and con artist in Victorian-era London. Cover features women fighting, but played for laughs. Memphis Mae Corey; Arva Bolling: She Killed to Live!; Murder Proceeds: $1.13; Madame Rachel; A Woman's Intuition! 32 pages, Full Color. Classic fight cover. A violent panel on page seven of "Madame Rachel" shows a woman's face dissolving in acid. In order of appearance: "Memphis Mae Corey" retitled and reprinted with modifications as "Ruthless Devil.." in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #12; "Arva Bolling, She Killed to Live!" art by Al Davoren; "Madame Rachel" retitled and reprinted with modifications as "Her Face of Horror.." in Spook (1954) #22; and "A Woman's Intuition!". "Murder Proceeds: $1.13" text story reprinted in Crime Incorporated (1950) #2 and Crimes by Women (1948) #15. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Ed Walker and others. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Wealthy socialite Marcia Foxhall turns to gambling and murder; Betty Blinker, who has VERY red hair, seeks revenge against the gangster who killed her husband by starting her own successful gang; Mabel Janek's quaint roadside cabin business doubles as a gangster hideout. Marcia Foxhall...The Poker-Face Killer!; Betty Blinker: The Red-Headed Rum-Runner; Death Dance; Mabel Janek: The Hide-Out Queen! 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Marcia Foxhall...The Poker-Face Killer!"; "Betty Blinker, The Red-Headed Rum-Runner" retitled and reprinted as "Red Head of Homicide" in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #48; and "Mabel Janek, The Hide-Out Queen!" retitled and reprinted as "Shoot to Kill" in Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #18. "Death Dance" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #10 and in Zago Jungle Prince (1948) #4, Crimes by Women (1948) #9, Spook (1954) #28, and Strange Mysteries (1958 I.W. Reprint) #9. Cover price $0.10.

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Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Clara Dixon uses her skill at the bow and arrow to aid her brother, a corrupt cattle dealer in the Old West; Wanda Bailey is tracked by cops and gangsters alike after she kills a fellow crook and takes a fortune in jewels for herself; Embezzler Myra Teggert gets in a tight spot when her boss's wife thinks she's having an affair with him. Bow-and-Arrow Killer!; Fingers of Death; Poppy in the Jungle; The Imperfect Alibi! 36 pages, Full Color. In order of app: "Bow-and-Arrow Killer!"; "Fingers of Death" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; and "The Imperfect Alibi of Myra Teggert!!". "Poppy in the Jungle" text story. Cover price $0.10.

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Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Doll maker Margot Haffner gets an unusual order from sinister Count Aorta, but he soon learns the hard way that she's the better criminal; Mary Read becomes one of the most famed female pirates of all time; In a truly offbeat story, redheaded hobo queen Mable Reine leads a tramp army on a rampage of robbery and looting against moneyed society. Margot Haffner: Passion for Dolls; Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law; Mary Read, Woman Pirate; Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Margot Haffner, Passion for Dolls"; "Maude Bennet and Her Crusade Against the Law"; and "Mable Reine, Queen of the Jungle" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST. "Mary Read, Woman Pirate, A True Action Crime Story" text story reprinted from Crimes by Women (1948) #7. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Warren Broderick, T. Ward and Jimmy Maxwell. A pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. This issue is a reprint of issue #4 with a new cover that happens to be one of the most violent covers of the entire run (and one not depicting a crime by a woman). Kitty Sarlo and her crony Sam hatch a scheme to get hapless soldiers drunk and then rob them; Foul-mouthed but beautiful Nellie turns to murder when a safecracking job goes wrong; Actress Connie Hale gets involved in a diamond-smuggling racket. Kitty Sarlo: The Female Leech; Nitro Nellie: The Savage Safe-Smashers; The Diamond of Kor-el-Maninoor; Man Trap. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.