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Crimes by Women (1948) 10 GD- 1.8

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    Published 1949 by Fox.

    Crimes by Women (1948) 10 GD- 1.8

    Residue on interior pages. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    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. Jean Terry uses her skills at the six-gun, lariat and Bowie knife to become an Old West outlaw; Clare Mangin uses poison to collect insurance policies on her hapless husbands; Lila Horne helps gangsters hustle gamblers and earns the nickname Lady Loot, but one unfortunate patsy becomes her first murder victim. Mentioned in Seduction of the Innocent. Vivid cover of women fighting by an unknown artist. The Knife Woman; The Witch from Wichita!; A Bright Idea; Madame Murder! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD- 1.8 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)