Climax! (1955) comic books 1938-1955
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Issue #1
Published Jul 1955 by Gillmor Magazines.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.
Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and Sal Trapani. Not a typical 1950s crime comic, Climax featured elaborate mysteries and a regular contest where readers were invited to solve a two-page mystery for $25 in War Bonds. Crooks hire a homeless man to impersonate the missing son of a wealthy old woman. A mysterious talisman gives a wrongly imprisoned man the chance for revenge and a fresh start. Counterfeiters plot to get rid of their engraver, but he's got a contingency plan. Fate!; Practice Makes Perfect!; The Phony!; Evil Eye!; The Artist! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Sep 1955 by Gillmor Magazines.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.
Stories and art by Fred Bell and Sal Trapani. Not a typical 1950s crime comic, Climax featured elaborate mysteries and a regular contest where readers were invited to solve a two-page mystery for $25 in War Bonds. Gangster Tony Paris picks the wrong woman to be his murder alibi. A bank robber uses a blizzard as cover. A convict discovers a forgotten passageway that may lead out of prison. Terrific cat cover by an unknown artist. The Painter!; The Witness!; Double Car Crosser; Cold Cash!; The Treasure; Penalty! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
