Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) comic books 1951

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Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by John Buscema, John Forte, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A veteran with PTSD is haunted by delusions of murder, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. In a feature that invites readers to solve the crime for themselves, a man murders his brother for an inheritance. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a cold case after a skeleton is unearthed at a construction site. Citadel of Crime; Wanted: Earl David Bircham; Web of Crime!; He Died Alone; He's the Killer!; You're the Detective!: The Case of the Bereaved Brother!; Wanted: George Leonard Washington Hall; Crime Lab: The Case of the Kayoed Corpse! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Gene Colan, John Buscema, Rafael Astarita, John Forte, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A parrot provides the key to catching a killer, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. In a feature that invites readers to solve the crime for themselves, a killer buries his victim on his farm. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" find a kid's whistle is the clue to solving a murder, in an early story by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Hot Money; Wanted: Jon Lewis Carey; Vendetta; Wanted: Fred Tenuto and William Francis Sutton; Crime Lab: The Clue of the Tin Whistle; Smart Boy!; Youre the Detective: The Corpse Who Spoke; The Green Parrot Murder Case! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Mort Lawrence, J. Deckter, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. This issue was cited in the text (page 160) of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. Gangland killer Steve wants to split up with his girlfriend, but she knows too much. A new contest feature invites readers to send in their solutions to real-life unsolved mysteries. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" use aspirin to catch a robber. The Arson Racket!; Don't Let Me Die!; Wanted: Glen Roy Wright; Shoe Shine; Wanted: Morley Vernon King; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Who Killed Emma Brewster?; Crime Lab: The Clue of the Aspirin Tablets; Lady Killer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Mort Lawrence, Chuck Miller, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Harry tries to conceal his wife's murder with a gas leak, but he forgets one important detail. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the disappearance of socialite and heiress Dorothy Arnold. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" suspect a gangland enforcer was murdered to provide a cover for his boss. Owney Mattern, King Of The Numbers; Mobsters Mouthpiece; Wanted: Benard Lee Thomas; Crime Lab: The Fall Guy Murder Case!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: What Happened to Dorothy Arnold?; The Invisible Gas; Wanted: William Kenneth Wagner; Passport To Nowhere! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Mort Lawrence, Art Cappello, Vince Alascia, Bill Woolfolk, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A comics retelling of a famous urban legend involving one hitchhiker and two killers. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a real-life locked-room mystery. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate when two men are found dead with no sign of what killed them. The Loan Shark Boss; The Pill-Crazy Killer!; Wanted: Joseph F. Moore; Wanted: Ralph Jackson; Crime Lab: The Case of the Double Deaths!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Who Killed Charles Browne?; Hitch Hiker; Wanted: Harry Arax; Rehearsal For Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Vince Alascia, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. An early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Two shipwreck survivors in a raft realize there's only enough water left for one of them. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a royal murder mystery. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a man who believes he killed a gambler while drunk, but something doesn't add up. Diamonds of Death; Paul Buka the Cultured Killer; Wanted: Thomas James Holden; Wanted: John Marin; The Survivor; Crime Lab: The Man Who Gambled With Death; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Strange Case of the Duke Of Cumberland; Wanted: Steven William Davenport; Frame-Up. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Lawrence, Syd Shores, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. An early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. A Reefer Madness-type story about dealers in marijuana and cocaine. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor, also with art by Buscema. The Mad Magician of Crime; The Horror Weed; Wanted: Charles Lester Mault; Murder Message; Crime Lab: The Hit-and-Run Killer; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Mystery of the Murdered Movie Star; Wanted: Steven William Davenport; Hideout From Murder. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Lawrence, Mort Leav, Bob Rogers, Charles Miller, John Forte, Vince Alascia and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A sports reporter exposes the Mob's control of boxing, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate the "Phantom Burglar" who never leaves a trace behind. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a mysterious death in 1928. The Broadway Bandit; The Murder Ring; Wanted: Henry Clay Tollett; Curtains For A Killer!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Harry Wilkes - Innocent or Guilty?; Crime Lab: The Phantom Burglar; Death in the Swamp. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Harry Anderson, Mort Leav, Bob Rogers, Charles Miller, Syd Shores and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Brutish Martin gets a job as a carnival strongman, but no one knows he's a killer on the lam. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate the murder of a symphony conductor. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a 1944 murder in Chicago. Goons With Guns!; Martin Main the Brute!; Wanted: Roy Franklin Murphy; This Way - To Death!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Who Killed Adele Born Williams... And Why?; Wanted: Vernon McDonald Gill; Crime Lab: The Musical Murder; Danny Boy Sullivan's Gashouse Gang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Chuck Miller, Mort Lawrence, Charles Miller, Syd Shores and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. An embezzler plans the perfect murder, or so he thinks, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a killing where the only clue is a piece of string. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the mystery of a burning car and the man who died in it. Murder Inc.; The Price of Murder; Wanted: Courtney Vincent Collins; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Case of Too Many Clues; Wanted: Alfred S. Dutton; Crime Lab: The Clue of the String That Strayed; Wanted by a Killer: One Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Harry Anderson, Mort Lawrence, Charles Miller, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Tony tries to hide out in a small town after a bank job gone wrong, but he's still used to big-city ways. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" try to protect a man threatened by mobsters. The Unsolved Crime contest invites readers to ponder a murdered teacher whose letters revealed many secret lovers. The Beach Mob; Wrong Way; Wanted: Henry Randolph Mitchell; Unsolved Crime: Who Murdered the School Teacher...And Why?; Crime Lab: Shot-In the Dark; Murder Stalks the Bowery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Syd Shores, Harry Anderson, Mort Lawrence, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. The true story of Big Jim Colosimo, Chicago's first gangster. Eddie plots a desperate escape from Death Row. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a murdered engineer with many secret lovers. Plus a rather spicy vintage ad for lingerie, "Bewitch Her with Daring." Big Jim Colosimo...Crime Lord; Death Row; Wanted: Myron Selik; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Murder of the Bridge Expert; The Big Squeal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.