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San Diego Comic Con Exclusive Sketchbook. Rob Guillory cover and art. 5.5" x 8.5"

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Written by PAUL JENKINS. Penciled by RAMON BACHS & STEVE LIEBER. Cover by JOHN WATSON. Embedded within the heart of the battle between super hero registrants and resistors you will learn the real story behind both sides of the Civil War! In any conflict there are those who want to keep the facts hidden, but on the Front Lines the truth will be told. In 'The Accused': The New Warriors survivor goes on trial! Their life was spared from the Stamford Disaster. Will justice be so kind? Also featuring true tales of war in Civil War: Correspondence. 32 PGS. NO ADS! (each)/Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

By Vep. 9-3/4-in. x 9-3/4-in., 52 pages, color cardboard covers (front and back same cover) with back and white interior. No cover price. Says "First Series" on first story page.

Jan 1943. Cover by W. Timmins. Detective and mystery stories by Emile C. Tepperman "Make Ready My Dungeon", Theodore Tinsley, Emile C. Tepperman -as (Kenneth Robeson) "Vengeance on the Avenger", Mark Harper, Dale Clark, K. S. L. Stone, William G. Bogart, and Alan Hathway. Illustrations by Newt Alfred. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover art by Brad Parker. Code Of Honor Part 2: Verdicts, script by Chuck Dixon, art by Terese Nielsen and Vincent Evans; Jeff gets married and his wife becomes pregnant; Jeff blows an undercover stakeout by shooting the Punisher and is busted back down to beat cop. Daredevil/Elektra/Bullseye back cover art by Tristan Shane. 52 pgs. $5.95. Cover price $5.95.

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Stories by Rob Maisch. Art by James Vining and Lee Oaks. Cover by Lee Oaks. Autobiographical tales from Rob Maisch are interpreted by various indie artists of the early 2000s. A Christmas tale; a junkyard adventure. Yule Be Sorry; Junkers; The Bells; The Ramon Campaign. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger and John Rosenberger. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A superstitious woman thinks destiny is calling when she meets a handsome cop; Nell, Margo and Lucy compete for the attention of the one eligible bachelor at their vacation resort; Advice on false standards and watching what you say. Featuring art by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Superstitious Sweetheart; Watch the Things You Say!; Women Should Know Their Place; What's Your Romantic I.Q?; Don't Have False Standards!; Proud Girl; Dangerous Woman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by John Rosenberger. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by John Forte and Bill Everett. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest romantic comics of the postwar era. Millie falls for the police officer who keeps writing her tickets; A can-do cowgirl falls for a handsome New Yorker; Lila is alarmed when Eric throws firecrackers at her, but it turns out he has a good reason. Millie and the Cop!; The Beachcomber; I Can Do Better!; Smart Sister; Love Is an Explosive Thing!; Research in Romance! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lynn Karp. Stories and art by Lynn Karp and Ben Brown. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie and Jitterbuck get the Brain to help them figure out if a fortune-teller is on the up and up; The aged Tessie Sisters trade in their Model T for a sporty new convertible; Jit and Cookie decide to run off to Africa to find wealth and glory. Cookie; The Jelly-Tot; The Tessie Sisters; Run, Cookie, Run!; Monkey Business; Cookie: Two's Company - Three's Revoltin'! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Beginning a limited series about the dangers facing two New York City police officers in the course of their jobs. This issue: a serial killer is at large in "First Day." Written by Larry Hama and Joe Jusko (a former policeman), with art by Mike Harris and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Michael Golden. Cover price $1.25.

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Follow the lives of two cops as they patrol their beat in "Getting to Know You." Real life situations written by real life ex-cop Joe Jusko. Written by Larry Hama and Joe Jusko, with art by Mike Harris and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Michael Golden. Cover price $1.25.

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Written by Doug Moench. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane, Mike Esposito, and Frank Giacoia. New story: The Beast Within; The Man-Wolf survives the fall from the Statue of Liberty and reverts back to John Jameson; John arrives at his father's office wounded and worn out; Rejecting Jonah's suggestion of going to a doctor, John goes to his trashed apartment, a result of his change from the night before; He changes clothes and goes over to Kristine's apartment; Soon the police arrive and arrest John, who's is considered AWOL from NASA. Art by Al Eadeh. Reprint: The Walking Dead; A scientist succeeds in reanimating the dead and then kills himself out of regret. Letter to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 30 (the Grey Gargoyle by Jack Kirby). 36 pages, full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Art Gates. "How to be an Amateur Detective" by Ken Brickley; two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black and white on inside front cover. "Machine Gun George Grogan"; George Grogan is just a cheap hood, but his wife has ambitions and pushes him to greater and greater crimes, until a kidnapping ploy goes wrong for the both of them. "Nobody Trusts a Gunman!!", art by Art Gates; A cop is murdered in the process of stopping a robbery, but wounds the perpetrator before he dies; A rookie cop gets called to go undercover to infiltrate the mob and find the killer. "Diabolical Pipeline"; Two Texas shysters have planned a deal to swindle money from investors, but the daughter of one of the men gets caught in a complicated web of love and jealousy, and soon, a murder takes place to keep the scheme a secret. "Uncertain of Death" text story by Justin D. Triem. "Murder Plays the Big Show." "The Big Plane Hi-Jack"; An elaborate scheme is set in motion to smuggle stolen nuclear material to a Latin American country who hopes to develop the bomb. Two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black & white on inside back cover by Ken Brickley. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Albert Tyler, Bob Forgione and Dennis Laugen. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Vacationing in New Orleans, Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase get caught up in a strange series of killings that target dance duos. A detective in the "Federal Anti-Swindle Bureau" describes the con job known as the "option swindle," which tricks suckers into buying back an option on their own land. When a judge is targeted for death, a detective figures out who's behind it: the last person anybody would have suspected. Crime Facts: Counterfeiting; Mr. and Mrs. Chase Mystery: The Dance-Team Killer!; The Option Swindle; The Borgia Ring Clue; Buildup to Murder; Radio Patrol: Dash of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harry Anderson. Stories and art by Harry Anderson, Albert Tyler, Ed Silverman and Mike Roy. Crime comics from Charlton that (briefly) survived the arrival of the Comics Code. The Rookie Cop deals with a gang of juvenile delinquents (a hot topic in 1955). Radar the International Policeman, who dresses like Dick Tracy, investigates riots in "Yugovania" and learns that UN relief shipments are mysteriously disappearing. (This story shows evidence of hasty editing to conform with the new Comics Code.) Little Al of the Secret Service and his sidekick Ox find intrigue and gold smugglers in Trieste, after a mysterious woman in green hands them a briefcase. Rookie Cop Meets the Tough Kids; Caught-Red-Handed!!; The Case of the Opened Vault; Contraband; Radar the International Policeman: Food for Thought; Little Al of the Secret Service: The Girl in the Green Hat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dennis Laugen and Ken Brickley. Crime comics from Charlton that (briefly) survived the arrival of the Comics Code. Nick Parnell, "daring, iron-fisted private detective," sets out to discover who destroyed the priceless art masterpiece the Blue Madonna, and why. The true story of the April 1943 escape attempt from Alcatraz. Plus fun facts about crime detection, and a solve-it-yourself mystery. The Mystery of the Blue Madonna!; Crime Facts: Counterfeiting; Talking Gas; Contraband; Escape from the Rock!; How Clever Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Al Borth, C.H. Moore, Fred Guardineer and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. The Hunger Brothers start as stick-up men on the Cherokee Strip, and soon become the objects of a Midwestern manhunt. Zoot suit-wearing, bow-tied, tommygun-carrying Keno Rawson is a bank robber and a killer, but at least he looks sharp. A cop goes undercover in prison to learn that the Nash and Waters gang have buried their loot in a local cemetery. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Buck Rogers Sonic Ray gun. Mac Hunger and His Brother, Gil; On the Level; Keno Rawson; This'll Kill Ya!; Dwight Nash and Max Waters; Our Police Hall of Fame; Laugh These Off!; Who Is This Man? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Tony DiPreta, C.H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Joseph Gagliardi, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. The auto theft squad locks horns with the toughest hot-car ring in history. Gambler Manny Owens pressures Bo Keller to take a dive, but when the boxer gets a permanent KO, a boxing cop sets out to tag the killer. A hidden auto serial number holds the key to revealing a sheriff's killer. First page features an endorsement from Mary Sullivan, NYPD Women's Bureau Chief, approving of "this magazine as a good moral influence on our youth." 'Cellar-Dancer' Kiefer; On the Level; Manny Owens Vs. Johnny Fletcher; This'll Kill Ya!; The End of the Danton Mob!; Science Vs. the Criminal; Our Police Hall of Fame; Laugh These Off!; The Clue of the Secret Number! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Reed Crandall, Joseph Gagliardi and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Cop Alan discovers that his old pal Bruce is the robber his squad is looking for, just as Bruce abducts Alan's love Doris. A retired criminal helps the cops track a gang that's robbing hospitals. Detectives seek acrobatic but otherwise inept thieves, in a story with early art by comics legend Reed Crandall. My Friend Was a Murderer; The Men Who Stole a Brain; On the Level; Stop -- Look -- and Kill!; Our Police Hall of Fame; The Strange Story of the Clumsy Thieves; This'll Kill Ya! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, William Overgard, Al McWilliams, Bill Molno, Dick Rockwell, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Four small-time hoods dream of being big-shot gangsters, but meet bitter ends, in a story narrated by Mr. Crime. The Fargo brothers set out to free their brother from Death Row, in a story with classy bad-girl art by William Overgard. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed a man and stole the trophy at a beauty contest, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Death Can Wait; A Hearse For Danny; Fortress of Crime; The Beauty Contest Murder Case?; The Four Punks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Carl Wessler, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A cop investigates a work foreman who takes kickbacks from workers, dubbed a "vampire" in the parlance of the time. Robbers try to fool police by wearing identical masked outfits, a look that resembles The Spirit. A gangster thinks a TV crime show is too similar to his own life, so he decides to confront the creator on live TV, in front of millions of witnesses. A classic anti-drug PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. The Vicious Vampire Racket; The Deadly Quartet; The Ten Percenter; Ten Million Witnesses; This'll Kill Ya!; We Can Stop the Enemies of Youth; King of the Laundry Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Walton. Stories and art by Bill Walton, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A neighborhood cop tries to prevent juvenile crime, but those young punks just laugh at the law. An article about How Detectives Catch Crooks written by publisher Lev Gleason. A woman buys an old house out in the country and finds two corpses hidden behind the walls, in a particularly macabre story better suited to a horror comic. The Young Punks; Secret In the Wall; How Detectives Catch Crooks: Chapter 1: The Detective's Best Friend--the Patrolman; Human Reptile, or, Life and Death of a Loathsome Monster; The Famous Vorse Murder Case. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Ed Smalle, Paul Parker, Allen Ulmer, John Giunta, Jack Keller, Jules Steiner and Bernie Krigstein. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A British bank clerk has a sideline in embezzling, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. The notorious Shanghai Kelly was known throughout 19th-century San Francisco for kidnapping men to serve on outlaw sailing vessels. The strange true tale of the Beast of Gevaudan, the animal - or something - that terrorized rural France in the 1700s. Shakedown; King of the Crimps: Shanghai Kelley; The Man Who Always Used His Head: Goat Riley; The Wise Beast of Gevaudan; Stickup Artist; The Rosebud Sisters; The Inside Man; The River Rats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich and Herb Rogoff. Stories and art by Charles Raab, Art Peddy, Jules Steiner, Jack Keller, and Dan Zolnerowich. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. The notorious cover of this issue portrays a spoof of anti-comics crusader Dr. Fredric Wertham bound and gagged, something acknowledged by the artists and Wertham himself, who points it out in both the illustrations and text of his 1954 anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. A female crimelord tries to turn herself and her fellow crooks into high-society types in 1880s New York. Spinster sisters Tabby and Birdie Rosebud, "the 70-year-old teenagers," enter a stock-car race in their ancient jalopy and astound fans and drivers alike with their speed. Beautiful Meat-Hooks; Elmo's Penthouse; No Mice Are Nice; The Apple; Strange Confession; The Rosebud Sisters; Smith Does It Again; The Witness; Corkscrew Alley. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Leo Morey, Lawrence Dressler and Dan Zolnerowich. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. Mobster Bull Mason, master of subtlety, uses an airborne bomber to enforce his protection racket. A burglar leaves taunting poems for the police at his crimes. A medieval jewel merchant disguises himself as a traveling troubadour for the journey to Florence. The Bull Gets Wings; The Lock of Hair; The Man with the Firestick; Nickel Napoleon; Ball Point Homer; Poetry on a Cash Basis; Under the Robe. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Ely and others. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A deep-cover enemy agent is assigned to destroy the defense lab where his son has just been employed. Mobsters plan a murder down to the last detail, but a random tire blowout proves their undoing. Truckers figure out how to outwit a gang of hijackers. The Jersey Job; 500 Carat Nothing; The Passing of Joseph Camp; The Old Badge; The Rolling Handcuffs; The Sparrow Makes Good; Thread to a Trigger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Art Peddy, Leo Morey, Ed Smalle and Bruno Premiano. Pre-Code crime comics from Timor, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. Hood Rocky gets a new face by plastic surgery to evade the cops, but he can't stop himself from pulling heists. An embezzler murders his business partner and believes he's figured out the perfect way to get away with the crime. A Chicago hood dreams of joining the notorious Purple Gang. The End of the Rainbow; Trap for Boobs!; The Man Who Couldn't Be Hanged!; Clue in the Cab; Harry Millman of the Purple Mob. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Vince Fodera. Stories and art by Paul Parker and others. Pre-Code crime comics from Timor, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. The true story of legendary New Orleans voodoo queen Marie Laveau. The reader is invited to solve a mystery before Detective Charlton does. A gang commits one of the biggest heists in history, but somehow it all goes horribly wrong. Marie Laveau – Queen of Voodoo; Stooge for No. 1; Pat Charlton of the Homicide Squad; The Bad Penny!; The Final Pay-Off. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code crime comics from Timor, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A couple who are fascinated with guns turn to a life of crime, in a story apparently inspired by the 1950 film noir classic, Gun Crazy. A man tells his doctor friend about his strange adventures in Tibet, but his friend knows more than he should about it. The reader is invited to solve a mystery before Captain Craig of the Homicide Department. Gun Happy; The Deadly Needle!; Death for Sale; Slaughter In The Court; The Penalty Of Being Big...; Vengeance!; Ultimate Destiny. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Tony DiPreta 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Crag Denby, who wants to use his talents for crime to strong-arm his way to Hollywood stardom. A superstitious hood is undone by the "unlucky" card the four of hearts, just as he had feared. A story that dares the reader to figure out the killer of an heiress in her penthouse. Crag Denby the Movie-Struck Egomaniac; Andy Yole; Superstitious Bill Clements; This'll Kill Ya!; Our Police Hall of Fame; On The Level; Who Dunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Les Voyles, whose capture by the police involves a chase across a roller-skating rink, in a story with possible art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. In 1919, a cop uses chemical analysis to discover the truth about a double murder in a small-town. A story that dares the reader to figure out which member of a formerly wealthy family killed their ex-hired hand, who managed to turn the tables on them. The Long Manhunt for Les Voyles; On the Level; The Photo-Finish of Josiah Gingham; Our Police Hall of Fame; Once a Killer!; Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Dick Rockwell, Robert Q. Sale 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. Tough private eye Chip Gardner investigates a beautiful femme fatale and stolen incriminating documents, featuring another action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Ernie and his brother Tom face an inevitable showdown after one becomes a gangster and the other a cop. Masked robbers become known as the Trenchcoat Trio, but one of them likes their new notoriety a little too much. Also featuring a vintage ad for " Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Cain versus Abel; Chip Gardner: The Case of the Crooked Politician; Murder Bait; Murder Is a Stranger; How They Were Trapped!; On the Level; Who Dunnit?: Say it With Bullets! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ken Landau, Frank Bolle, 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. The last days of infamous gangster Baby Face Nelson. Gangster Lisa Monroe is as tough as any man, and tries to turn her partners against each other. Thugs use tear gas to rob commuter train passengers. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Baby Face Nelson; Blood Red Fingernails; Test Your Judgment; One for the Money, Two for the Show. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Bob Powell, Tony Di Preta, Pete Morisi 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. A lost shoe on the highway leads police to a murder, and other clues provide the killer, in a story featuring early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. The lingering scent of perfume gives away the killer of a garage mechanic. The town bookie murders the town clerk, apparently, but detectives feel something doesn't add up. Hitchhike to Doom; A Million Is Too Much; The Clue of the Perfumed Bandit!; Oddly Enough; In Deep; Mighty Rookie; Lev Gleason's Quiz Time. Final issue of the series, after 13 years and at least three different content "codes." 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Numbering continues from My Past (1949 Confessions) #11. In order of appearance: "Jack 'Sad Eye' Tobias, Money He Couldn't Collect"; "Louis Bandolo...Bouquet of Death!"; and "Portrait of Death!". "Murder That Backfired" text story reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #5 and in Spectacular Features Magazine (1950) #3. Indicia states "CRIMES INCORPORATED (formerly My Past). Numbering continues with Crime Incorporated (1950) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover Price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Adolphe Barreaux, Gene Leslie and Newton H. Alfred. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Sally the Sleuth goes undercover to infiltrate a blackmail ring that uses pretty girls to capture compromising photos. Gail Ford, Girl Friday goes undercover as a cocaine dealer's girlfriend to catch drug kingpin Spade Samson. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (who dresses like '50s-era Jimmy Olsen in these stories) finds multiple suspects after a blackmailing starlet is murdered on a movie set. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: Doubling For a Moll; Sally the Sleuth: Dirty Politics; Ray Hale, News Ace: Body on the Roof; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Blackmail Bump-Off. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "A Web of Evil" art by George Peltz; "Shoot to Kill" retitled and reprinted from "Mabel Janek, The Hide-Out Queen!" in Crimes by Women (1948) #9; and "Bloodstained Bullets" retitled and reprinted from "Bennie Dickson and Stella Mae Irwin, Marriage in Crime!!". "Pattern for Murder" illustrated text story and "Beast of Crime" text story. Indicia states "CRIME FIGHTING DETECTIVE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by A.C. Hollingsworth 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. The terrifying Belle Gunness becomes one of the first American serial killers, and not even her children are safe; French midget Andre Chateau has a big yen for murder; Jean Torson and her husband kill and rob their way across the Midwest. Belle Gunness, the Monster of Laporte; Anna Slayne, Flower of Evil; The Midget Murderer; Murder Out of Season; Jean Torson, Satans Daughter. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Belle Guness, The Monster of Laporte" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; "Anna Slayne, Flower of Evil" reprinted in Public Enemies (1989 Malibu) #2; "The Midget Murderer" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; and "Jean Torson, Satan's Daughter" reprinted in Public Enemies (1989 Malibu) #2. "Murder out of Season" text story. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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. Sparks fly when showgirl Georgia Lamont meets safecracker Danny Merrit; Redheaded thrill-seeker Ruth Carter joins Porky Nelson's gang for kicks; Trapeze artist Dell Mundane's elaborate scheme involves insuring her partner, then shattering his nerve with anonymous death threats, so he has a fatal accident during the act. Perhaps the best cover in the series, both in terms of action and dialogue, a mini-masterpiece of lowbrow culture. Georgia the Cracker; The Terror from Tacoma; My Pickup Past; The High Wire Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Georgia the 'Cracker'"; "The Terror From Tacoma, The Sentinel of Death!"; and "The High Wire Killer". "My Pickup Past" text story reprinted from My Secret Life (1949 Fox) #22. 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.

Barbour Christian Comics 49 Cent Edition. A Christian-themed cop drama, as a good man confronts the darkest sides of human nature during a days work on an urban police force. Original story, art and cover by Al Hartley. 32 pages. Cover price $0.49.

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Another experimental issue with short stories on Crossfire and the various supporting characters in the series. Script by Mark Evanier and art by Dan Spiegle. Cover price $1.75.

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59¢ cover price. (PRINTING NOTE: Some issues of this series are known to have different interior and back cover ads with the same cover price. This indicates printings are not distinguishable solely by cover price. With exact printings being unidentifiable, we list them only by variations in cover price and/or cover art. As a general rule of thumb; however, the lowest cover price found for any particular issue is a good indicator that it is one of the earliest printings for that issue). Cover art by Fred Carter. The Broken Cross, script by Jack Chick, art by Fred Carter; Tim Clark and James Carter discover a satanic cult in a small American town; Along the way they meet Jody, a professed witch, and convert her to Christianity. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.49.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, and Dick Giordano. Redheaded nurse Cynthia Doyle faces medical crises while secretly pining for her handsome co-worker, Dr. Benson. When an anonymous patient refuses to speak or even give her name, doctors recommend sending her to a mental institution, but Cynthia is determined to solve her mystery. Cynthia and Dr. Benson's picnic in the park becomes a life-or-death situation after a little girl is hit by a passing car. Cynthia feels that Dr. Benson's new girlfriend is trying to bribe him into marrying her by offering him a job with her wealthy father. Art on some stories by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Picnics End; The Bribe; Doctor's Girl; The Case of the Teenage Mother. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.