Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 7 (1952) comic books
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Issue #4
$30.00
View scan- Staple rust.
$30.00
View scan- Staple rust. Rust migration.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Cover by John Prentice. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Bill Ely and John Prentice. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #76. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #4 in indicia. A posh Park Avenue society matron is secretly the head of a counterfeiting gang. A retired pickpocket has an unlucky encounter with one of his former proteges. A gambler sees his fortunes change after he acquires a lucky charm. A fortune hunter has designs on two elderly sisters, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. A Napoleon Named Helen; The 7:58 Itch; Death of a Profile; A Box of Baby Clothes; The Sinking of Happy Cordell; A Clue for Hogarty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #11
$79.00
View scans- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Color touch. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover coming loose at one staple.
Wow! This is a weird cover! Talk about having a monkey on your back!
Art by John Prentice and others. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #83. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #11 in indicia. A hotel maid has a double life as a high-dollar jewel thief. Feds investigating foreign agents focus on their latest asset, Adrian Zadek. Up-and-coming singer Roman gets involved with Sheila, the girlfriend of his ganglord employer. Also featuring a vintage ad for training as a "Criminal Investigator" by mail. The Mink Shroud; Goodbye Mouthpiece; The Two-Flag Huckster; The Law vs an Envelope Seal; Johnny the Gent; Third Window-Street Level; Purloined Pathos; Pigeon in the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
