Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) comic books 1945
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Issue #37
Published Jan 1945 by Lev Gleason.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Dick Hall, Robert Q. Sale, C. L. Hartman, Alan Mandel 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. Ex-convict Vincent Piazzero decides to go into bootlegging upon his release. Daniel Jos uses his good looks and refined manner to con his way to a fortune in gems from wealthy suckers. A killer distinguishes himself by singing to his victims as he robs them, but this also provides his downfall (in a story featuring a victim named "Palais."). Also featuring a vintage PSA for wartime resource conservation on the home front. 10 Years of Terror, Vincent Piazzero; Connoisseur Of Crime; Case of the Confident Killer; The Old Man of Crime; Profit in Corpses; The Would Be Perfect Crime; The Singing Slayer; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #38
Published Mar 1945 by Lev Gleason.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover pencils by Charles Biro. The Case of the Armored Car starring Mr. Crime, script by Dick Wook, pencils by Robert Sale (as Bob Q. Siege) - man being electrocuted in an electric chair panel. The Meek Murderer, penciled by Al Fagaly. Murder by Night penciled by Rudy Palais. Crime in Concrete, 2 pages text story by by Dick Wood. Who Dunnit, script by Dick Wood, penciled by Dick Briefer - Charles Biro, Dick Wood, & Dick Briefer's comic book counterparts appear to introduce this story. Crime Cries Out, script by Dick Wood, penciled by Dick Alderman. Wild Beasts of Paris, penciled by Art Mann - last panel has a hanging of three men. Solution to Who Dunnit, Wood & Briefer, 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #39
Published May 1945 by Lev Gleason.$180.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #24-1373B55-006
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Norman Maurer, Al Fagaly, 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. Killer Ray Sutherland flees Eugene, Oregon in 1930 and finds a hideout in the mountains. The leaders of Paris's Apaches street gang become involved in a love triangle with a prostitute, in a story with bad-girl art by Rudy Palais. "Overcoat Joe" swindles hotels by pretending his suit was stolen, but finally gets caught without pants. Also featuring a vintage PSA warning against wartime inflation. Don't Get Hooked Again!; King Killer of the Mountain; The Case of the Missing Pants; Blonde Queen of Crime; The Fateful Letter; The Case of the Tell-Tale Watch; The Crime of Terry Almodovar; Whodunnit: The Case of the Mad Midget. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #40
Published Jul 1945 by Lev Gleason.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Rod Reed, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Milt J. Kramer, Robert 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. The feud between New Jersey neighbors turns violent when they both become involved in illegal cockfighting, gambling and mobsters. Also featuring a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Bumbershoot Jump!," with art by C.C. Beck and Rod Reed. Plus a vintage PSA for the American war effort. An Important Message to the American People; Little Adam; The Feud of Happy McNulty and Fancy Campbell; The Last Laugh of the Lone Wolf Bandit; Alibi Murderer; Francesco the Terrible; This'll Kill You!; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #41
Published Sep 1945 by Lev Gleason.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C. L. Hartman, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, Robert 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. The origin of Mr. Common Sense, sometimes known as Officer Common Sense, a ghost cop who becomes an occasional story host like Mr. Crime. London is terrorized by The Ratcliff Highway murders in the early 1800s. Hoods terrorize a wealthy man with extortion threats against his children. Plus a vintage PSA for wartime tin-can recycling. Uncle Sam Needs Tin!; The Cocksure Counterfeiter; The Slippery Mr. Smith; The Smile of Death; The Saga of "Hungry Joe"; The Monster of Crime; The Meanest Crime; This'll Kill You!; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #42
Published Nov 1945 by Lev Gleason.$610.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
- Label #3985843009
$720.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4112838002
$215.00
View scans- .5" Spine split from top. Centerfold detached. Cover loose at staple.
- 2" cumulative spine split (chew), interior staining.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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- Interior is complete, but brittle. Full length spine split through most interior wraps.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Charles Biro electric chair cover! A truly striking cover!
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, 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. Leonard Scamici makes a name for himself as a killer for hire, but a New York bank job proves his undoing. The brilliant and well-mannered "Western George" Leslie masterminded robberies down to the tiniest detail. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an embezzler during a costume party at Mardi Gras. Also featuring a famous and oft-reprinted cover by Charles Biro. Willie the Actor; Million Dollar Burglar; Murder Will Out; The Saga of Sir Charles; The True Story of Leonard Scamici, Killer For Hire; The Case of the Phony Count Chivano; Whodunnit: Can You Solve the Murder at the Mardi Gras? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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