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Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 3 (1948) comic books 1938-1955

  • Issue #6
    Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 3 (1948) 6
    • Water damage. Mold. Cover oxidation. Staple rust.

    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Leonard Starr and Art Helfant. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #30. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #6 in indicia. A magician's hoax backfires fatally. Kidnappers overlook a single detail that proves their undoing. Escaped convicts outrun their luck when they try to help other cons escape. The Man Who Buried Himself; The Snatchers; Cash Box Cassie; You Can't Cheat An Honest Man The True Story of Jack Laurentian; The Boy Detective; Hot Wire; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Rub-Out Ranch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 3 (1948) 11
    • .5" Spine split from top.

    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Harry Anderson, John Belfi, Art Helfant and George Roussos. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #35. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #11 in indicia. A master forger swindles thousands of acres of land in 1870s Arizona. Ex-con Benny and sharpshooter Stella fall in love and run off to rob banks together. Pickpocket Lena Kleinschmidt becomes Queen of Hackensack in the 1860s. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Slide-o-Matic" combo lighter-cigarette case. Another amusing cover by Dan Zolnerowich. The Baron Of Arizona; The Rat's Nest; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Benny Loved Banks; Man-Buster; The Queen of Hackensack; The Handy Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 3 (1948) 12

    "The Writin' Fool" (art by Leonard Starr), "The Orphan in the Shoe Box," "The Man Who Was Too Smart," "The Case of Senor X," "Pals," "The Set-Up," and "City Without Crime" (signed by Doore and John Belfi, we're not sure who Doore is). Two page text story, "Blackbeard the Pirate." Cover price $0.10.