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Add to cart CGC 9.8 $182.00 Paper: White Label #4407810014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.46) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this 1978 Creepy Annual include the following reprints: Thane: Angel of Doom by Archie Goodwin and Jeff Jones; Bookworm by Gerry Conway and Richard Corben; On Little Cat Feet! by John Jacobson and Rafael Auraleon; Thumbs Down! by Anne T. Murphy and Al Williamson; Lucky Stiff by Gerry Boudreau, Carl Wessler, and Ramon Torrents; and The Black Cat by Bernie Wrightson (from the story by Edgar Allan Poe). Cover art by Walt Simonson and Kim McQuaite. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $120.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0625286016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.60) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this 1978 Creepy Annual include the following reprints: Thane: Angel of Doom by Archie Goodwin and Jeff Jones; Bookworm by Gerry Conway and Richard Corben; On Little Cat Feet! by John Jacobson and Rafael Auraleon; Thumbs Down! by Anne T. Murphy and Al Williamson; Lucky Stiff by Gerry Boudreau, Carl Wessler, and Ramon Torrents; and The Black Cat by Bernie Wrightson (from the story by Edgar Allan Poe). Cover art by Walt Simonson and Kim McQuaite. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $325.00 Paper: White Label #0973795007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.75) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this robot-themed issue include: The Games by Roger McKenzie and Pablo Marcos; The Caretaker by Bob Toomey and Alfredo Alcala; Mother Park by Roger McKenzie and Jose Ortiz; Wolfer O'Connel: In the City of Gold by Budd Lewis and Pepe Moreno; Holocost by Steve Englehart and Terry Austin; and Keep Kool by Bob Toomey and Alex Nino. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $163.00 Paper: White Label #4412893007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.89) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Shrivel by Bob Toomey and Val Mayerik; Night Life by Bob Toomey and Rafael Auraleon; Dime Novel Hero! by Nicola Cuti and Russ Heath; Always Leave 'em Laughing! by Len Wein and Alex Nino; The Sign by Roger McKenzie and Pepe Moreno; Visit to a Primitive Planet by Bill DuBay and John Severin; and The Summoning by Bruce Jones and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover art by Esteban Maroto. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $80.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0633482007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.40) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Shrivel by Bob Toomey and Val Mayerik; Night Life by Bob Toomey and Rafael Auraleon; Dime Novel Hero! by Nicola Cuti and Russ Heath; Always Leave 'em Laughing! by Len Wein and Alex Nino; The Sign by Roger McKenzie and Pepe Moreno; Visit to a Primitive Planet by Bill DuBay and John Severin; and The Summoning by Bruce Jones and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover art by Esteban Maroto. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $80.00 Paper: White Label #0774026016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.40) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Quimby the Barbarian by Bob Toomey and Pablo Marcos; Fangs by Laurie Sutton and Leopoldo Duranona; Swords in the World Series by Ken Gale, Jim Starlin, and Joe Rubenstein; Primal Equation by Budd Lewis, Jon Sinsky, and Isidro Mones; Sudden Death Playoff by Bob Toomey and Pepe Moreno; and The Art of Killing by Larry Hama and Val Mayerik. Cover art by Romas Kukalis. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $150.00 Paper: White Label #1250367024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: The Rubicon by Budd Lewis and Pepe Moreno; Family Ties by Bruce Jones and Val Mayerik; The World from Rough Stones by Jean Michel Martin and Joe Vaultz; Stainless Steel Savior by Len Wein and Leopoldo Duranona; Quirks by Bob Toomey, Walt Simonson, and Terry Austin; and Mindquake by Alabaster Redzone (a.k.a. Jim Stenstrum) and Garcia Pizarro. Cover art by Romas Kukalis. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $250.00 Paper: White Label #4407810008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.50) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Hole in the Head by Frank Salvatini and Alex Nino; Camelot Crosstime by Jean Michel Martin and Val Mayerik; Sultana by Budd Lewis and Pepe Moreno; Going by the Book by Kevin Duane and Alfredo Alcala; House of Magic by Gerry Boudreau and Pablo Marcos; and Hell's Playground by Jean Michel Martin and Leopoldo Duranona. Cover art by Terrence Lindall. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $500.00 Paper: White Label #4407810006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Vampire Dawn by Archie Goodwin and Pepe Moreno; The Organizer by Bruce Jones and Leopoldo Duranona; The Ravenscroft Affair by Bill DuBay and Paul Neary; Alien Affair by Cary Bates and Val Mayerik; and Heart of Darkness by Bill Mantlo and Luis Bermejo. Cover art by Jim Laurier. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $85.00 Paper: White Label #0626263008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.55) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Vampire Dawn by Archie Goodwin and Pepe Moreno; The Organizer by Bruce Jones and Leopoldo Duranona; The Ravenscroft Affair by Bill DuBay and Paul Neary; Alien Affair by Cary Bates and Val Mayerik; and Heart of Darkness by Bill Mantlo and Luis Bermejo. Cover art by Jim Laurier. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $275.00 Paper: White Label #0502601009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Snapper by Bill Kelly and Leopoldo Duranona; Sunset Farms by Gerry Boudreau, Alex Southern, and Rudy Nebres; Take Your Child, Please! by Cary Bates and Jose Ortiz; The Demon Hater by Nicola Cuti and Rafael Auraleon; Horror is a Highrise by Archie Goodwin and Leopoldo Duranona; A Knightmare to Remember by Cary Bates and Joe Vaultz; and The Clockmaker by Bob Toomey, Gary Null, and Jesus Blasco (art miscredited to Jesus Blasquez). Cover art by Patrick Woodroffe. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $300.00 Paper: White Label #0502223009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this 1979 Annual issue include the following reprints: The Muck Monster by Bernie Wrightson; The Laughing Man by Bruce Jones and Bernie Wrightson; The Pepper Lake Monster by Bernie Wrightson; Clarice by Bruce Jones and Bernie Wrightson; Cool Air by Bernie Wrightson (from the story by H.P. Lovecraft); Country Pie by Bruce Jones, Carmine Infantino, and Bernie Wrightson; and A Martian Saga by Nicola Cuti and Bernie Wrightson. Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $115.00 Paper: White Label #3967867003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.45) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Scream by Bob Toomey and Leopoldo Duranona; A Noble Gesture by Adolfo Abellan; The Beast by Michael Fleisher and Isidro Mones; Nightmare Highway by Gerry Boudreau, Carmine Infantino, and Steve Leialoha; and The Silkie by Nicola Cuti, Val Mayerik, and Jeff Easley. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $170.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0626263015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.10) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Scream by Bob Toomey and Leopoldo Duranona; A Noble Gesture by Adolfo Abellan; The Beast by Michael Fleisher and Isidro Mones; Nightmare Highway by Gerry Boudreau, Carmine Infantino, and Steve Leialoha; and The Silkie by Nicola Cuti, Val Mayerik, and Jeff Easley. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $130.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #1399012002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.90) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Kiss of the Plague! by Doug Moench, Leo Summers, and Alex Toth; Hands of Fate by Carl Wessler and Martin Salvador; The Don't Make Movies by Gerry Boudreau, Carmine Infantino, and Alfredo Alcala; The Slave by Alabaster Redzone (a.k.a. Jim Stenstrum) and Jesus Blasco (art miscredited to Jaime Brocal); Harriman's Monsters! by Greg Potter and Dan Adkins; Always Leave them Laughing by Michael Fleisher, Val Mayerik, and Rudy Nebres; and Jelly by Nicola Cuti and Herb Arnold. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $80.00 Paper: White Label #0626264020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.40) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Malphisto's Illusion by Nicola Cuti, Alexis Romeo (a.k.a. Romeo Tanghal), and Alex Toth; Cult by Archie Goodwin and Martin Salvador; Paydirt by Roger McKenzie, Carmine Infantino, and Alfred Alcala; Mayhem Museum by Carl Wessler and Adolpho Buylla; The Prometheus by Rich Margopoulos, John Garcia, and Rudy Nebres; and A Slight Case of Madness by Bill DuBay and Herb Arnold (story credited to Will Richardson). Cover art by Vicente Segelles. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $85.00 Paper: White Label #0626265009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.55) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Guardians of the Universe! by Budd Lewis and Delando Nino; Hear the Organ Grinder Play by Mark Willard and Martin Salvador; Soul Sucker! by Gerry Boudreau and Fred Carrillo; Wreck of the Vendigo Shafter! by Rich Margopoulos, Gene Day, and Rudy Nebres; Nefites by Bruce Jones and Jun Lofamia; Orson Who? by Nicola Cuti, Carmine Infantino, and Wayne Howard; War is Hell! by Roger McKenzie and Val Mayerik; and The City of God by Budd Lewis and Steve Gan. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $75.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0083508012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: Guardians of the Universe! by Budd Lewis and Delando Nino; Hear the Organ Grinder Play by Mark Willard and Martin Salvador; Soul Sucker! by Gerry Boudreau and Fred Carrillo; Wreck of the Vendigo Shafter! by Rich Margopoulos, Gene Day, and Rudy Nebres; Nefites by Bruce Jones and Jun Lofamia; Orson Who? by Nicola Cuti, Carmine Infantino, and Wayne Howard; War is Hell! by Roger McKenzie and Val Mayerik; and The City of God by Budd Lewis and Steve Gan. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $150.00 Paper: White Label #0501692004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

This special Al Williamson issue includes the following reprinted stories: H2O World! by Archie Goodwin, Al Williamson, and Roy G. Krenkel; The Success Story by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson; Welcome Stranger by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson; Sand Doom by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson; Now you See it... by Bruce Jones and Al Williamson; and The Homecoming by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson. Cover art by Rudy Nebres. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $170.00 Paper: White Label #0083603014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.10) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include: I Created the...Gargoyle! by Danille DuBay and Delando Nino; The Puppet Master by John Ellis Sech and Fred Carrillo; The Check-Out Counter by Timothy Moriarty and Alfonso DeLeon; Covering All Bases by Kevin Duane and Martin Salvador; Candle in the Wind by Gerry Boudreau and Jun Lofamia; and Moral Blood by Don McGregor and Al Sanchez. Cover art by Richard Corben. Cover price $2.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $350.00 Paper: White Label #1018237006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this issue include the following reprints: Forgotten Flesh by Doug Moench and Vicente Alcarar; For the Sake of Your Children! by Ed Fedory and Jaime Brocal; It! by Tom Sutton; In Darkness it Shall End! by Doug Moench and Vicente Alcazar; The Ghouls! by Carl Wessler and Martin Salvador; Berenice by Rich Margopoulos and Isidro Mones (from the story by Edgar Allan Poe); and It: The Terror-Stalked Heiress! by Carl Wessler and Jose Gual. The features page includes an announcement of the departure of Forrest J Ackerman from Famous Monsters. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. Cover price $2.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $82.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4416089004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.46) will be charged at checkout.

This final Warren issue includes the following stories: Moral Blood part three by Don McGregor and Al Sanchez; All of them Must Die! by Gerry Boudreau, Randy Palmer, and Martin Salvador; and The Iceman Killeth by Michael Fleischer and Delando Nino. Cover art by Jose Mirelles. Cover price $2.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $285.00 Paper: White Label #1446025001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.55) will be charged at checkout.

Stories in this last issue of Creepy magazine, which was published by Harris Publications, include: Sex Kitten by S.K. Pierce an Bill Wray; Creeps by Archie Goodwin, John Severin, and Wally Wood; Yellow Heat by Bruce Jones and Russ Heath; ...The Dump Man by Stephen Perry and Eric Shanower; Too Many Termarrows by Timothy Moriarty and Vic Catan; Dead Run by Jeff Jones; A Base and Nasel Hunger by Stephen Perry and Steve Bissette; Sacrifice by Roger McKenzie and Luis Bermejo; Grave Undertaking by Archie Goodwin and Alex Toth; To Kill a God! by Wally Wood; The Super-Abnormal Phenomena Survival Kit! by Jim Stenstrum and John Severin; Werewolf! by Larry Ivie and Frank Frazetta; Creepy's Loathsome Lore: Mummy's Curse! by Archie Goodwin and Roy G. Krenkel; The Machinations of Lust by S.K. Pierce, Mike Harris, and Greg Theakston; and No (Horse) Laughing Matter by Doug Moench and Rafael Auraleon. Cover art by Richard Corben. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $156.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4448931010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.68) will be charged at checkout.

Written by PETER DAVID & JO DUFFY. Art by KIERON DWYER, TOM SUTTON, GENE COLAN, STEVE LEIALOHA, JAMES FRY & ART VISCARDI. Painted cover by DAN BRERETON. The 1st issue of this all-new series includes "24 Hour Room Service" and "A Creepy Homecoming," both written by Peter David, penciled by Kieron Dwyer, and inked by Tom Sutton, as well as "Bloodsuckers" by David, penciler Gene Colan and inker Steve Leialoha. Also in this issue: "Turn of the Wheel," written by Jo Duffy, penciled by James Fry and inked by Viscardi. Distributed by Dark Horse Comics and published under the Harris label. Cover price $3.95.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $270.00 Paper: Off white Label #0098275015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by H.B. Harris. Edited by Bill Parente. Stories by Archie Goodwin, John Benson, Bhob Stewart, and Johnny Craig. Art by Frank Frazetta, Angelo Torres, Dan Adkins, Rocke Mastroserio, Wally Wood, Neal Adams, and Johnny Craig. Reprints from the early years of the influential horror comics magazine. A Frazetta werewolf one-pager; a monster rises from the grave. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 52 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $299.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #3787320013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Carl Memling, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase take a second honeymoon at a remote resort, and quickly stumble on a corpse and a murder plot. Police investigate a locked-room mystery after jewel thieves steal the Harriman necklace, and all the clues lead to Gabbo the monkey. Escaped killer Brady hijacks a boat to freedom, but a rough storm and a savvy female navigator make short work of him. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Vacation from Violence; Behind Locked Doors; Kill the Witness!; The Breath of Death; Stormy Crossing; Inside Job; Radio Patrol: Death Car; Eye Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $150.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4262841006

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Paul Parker, John Prentice, Al McWilliams, Gerald McCann, John Daley, Floyd Torb and Mort Lawrence. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. Ex-college roommates reunite years later, when one is a successful football star and the other is a crook who wants his help fixing a game. A strong-arm man and a pickpocket who were once cellmates meet up on the outside, and their attempts at going straight end in murder with an ironic twist. How police and forensic science recover evidence from burned documents. The Puddle of Success; Only the Best for Frenchy; The Charitable Pickpocket; Prince of Pennies; A Gift from the Cellar; Cat Markey's Mistake; Science vs. Crime; The French Farmer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,895.00 Restored: B1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: tear seal to cover, glue on 13th page, cover reinforced. (Married 13th page) Label #1292690003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($56.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Harry Lucey, Woody Hamilton, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, George Tuska, Norman Maurer, Alan Mandel, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Numbering continues from Silver Streak Comics (1939) #21. Erroneously listed as issue #23 on cover (#22 in indicia). 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 series kicks off with the true story of 1930s mobster Louis Lepke Buchalter, the gangster who created the Murder, Inc. killer-for-hire operation. The Wild West gunfighter "Wild Bill" Hickok becomes a figure of legend. Paralyzed polio survivor Bill Reed develops a set of prosthetic wings and becomes the superhero War Eagle, in his sole adventure. Crime Kings: The Real Story Behind Lepke, Mad Dog of the Underworld; Wild Bill Hickok; Officer Edward Maher and the Mad Dog Killers of Fifth Avenue; The Saga of Harpshead Road; Two-Legged Rats; The Mad Musician and His Tunes of Doom; The Crime Corner Presents: Hollywoods Panther Man, The Jersey Devil; The Case of the Twisted Cigarettes; The Blackout Murder Mystery; Dickie Dean, The Boy Inventor; The War Eagle. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $300.00 CGC Qualified Paper: Cream to off white Coupon Clipped From Back Cover. Label #0008206008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Bob Wood, Dick Briefer, Norman Maurer, Alan Mandel, Dan Barry 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. Dutch Schultz was done in by his own cronies when the heat got too hot, but thanks to a buried treasure and some cryptic last words, his legend only grows after his death. After Schultz's murder, his attorney Dixie Davis takes over the lucrative numbers racket. Female gunfighter Belle Starr becomes a legend in the Old West. The True Life Story of Dutch Shultz; Dixie Davis; So Mean Hed Kill His Own Mother; The Uncanny Mystery of the Jewel of Death; Belle Starr; The Deadly Fox of the Mohawk; Death in Dreamland; The Mailbox Thief; The Oklahoma Prison Break. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $175.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Centerfold Detached. Label #0285779003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, Bob Wood, Jack Alderman 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 unkillable Michael Malloy survives multiple murder attempts. "Two Gun" Crowley's 1931 shootout with police becomes national news and helps create the image of the Prohibition-era gangster. Gunfighter Luke Short survives numerous gunfights and finances some of the best-known saloons in the Old West. Crime Kings: The Phantom of Fort Wayne; The Poison Dove; Two-Gun Crowley; The Count of Gramercy Park; The Killer Who Died Laughing; Thisll Kill You; Little Luke Short; The Corpse That Would Not Stay Dead!; Whodunnit? Be a Detective. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $895.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scratch on front of case Label #0709679004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Robert Q. 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. A criminal gang becomes known in the press as the Suede Glove Bandits. An Alcatraz inmate distinguishes himself as being tougher than the rest. A Hollywood murder mystery dares the reader to figure out who killed a movie star, in a whimsical whodunit with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring an ad for the following issue's Jimmy Durante Murder Case. Career of Walter Cahill and the Suede Glove Bandits; 27 Years of Murder!; The Grave Gamble; Terror on the Tracks; The Man in Wolf's Clothing; Four Steps to Doom; Tough Guy of Alcatraz; Whodunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $695.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Scratch on back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1972664016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($20.85) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $610.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3985843009

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.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $720.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4112838002

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.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $449.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2055215002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Bernstein, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Woody Hamlton, Vernon Henkel, 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. An unhinged circus clown, spurned by a woman after making a declaration of love (in full clown regalia), then murders her (still in full clown regalia). The infamous Burke and Hare get jobs providing corpses to early medical schools, but when they run out of bodies, they start making fresh ones. Drunken med-school reject "Doc" Moran becomes the underworld's favorite physician. Also featuring a vintage PSA about recognizing honorably discharged veterans. The Bookkeeping Bandit; Case of the Love Sick Clown; Ghouls' Gold; The Folly of Johnny Bananas; The Case of the Impossible Suicide; Doctor of Evil; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $745.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #0241874006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Mike Roy, Sam Burlockoff, Rudy Palais, George A. Marko, Arne Arntzen, Jack Alderman, Red Woodbury, Harley M. Griffiths 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 Schroeder gang robs and kills its way across 1920s America, led by bereted blonde Irene, featuring some classic bad-girl art by Fred Guardineer. Mr. Crime narrates the story of killers Steve and Tony, featuring a lurid image of an electric chair high atop the pile of their victims' bodies. The true story of violent criminal Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and a photo of the Lev Gleason creative staff: Bob Wood, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Thug's Throne; Fingers of Death; The Tri-State Terror; Mad Dog Vincent Coll; Triple Death and the Trail of Terror; The Terror Down Under; The Horrible Halzingers; Whodunnit. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $549.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #0987690001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Mike Roy, Sam Burlockoff, Rudy Palais, George A. Marko, Arne Arntzen, Jack Alderman, Red Woodbury, Harley M. Griffiths 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 Schroeder gang robs and kills its way across 1920s America, led by bereted blonde Irene, featuring some classic bad-girl art by Fred Guardineer. Mr. Crime narrates the story of killers Steve and Tony, featuring a lurid image of an electric chair high atop the pile of their victims' bodies. The true story of violent criminal Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and a photo of the Lev Gleason creative staff: Bob Wood, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Thug's Throne; Fingers of Death; The Tri-State Terror; Mad Dog Vincent Coll; Triple Death and the Trail of Terror; The Terror Down Under; The Horrible Halzingers; Whodunnit. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $435.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0780988001

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Mike Roy, Sam Burlockoff, Rudy Palais, George A. Marko, Arne Arntzen, Jack Alderman, Red Woodbury, Harley M. Griffiths 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 Schroeder gang robs and kills its way across 1920s America, led by bereted blonde Irene, featuring some classic bad-girl art by Fred Guardineer. Mr. Crime narrates the story of killers Steve and Tony, featuring a lurid image of an electric chair high atop the pile of their victims' bodies. The true story of violent criminal Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and a photo of the Lev Gleason creative staff: Bob Wood, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Thug's Throne; Fingers of Death; The Tri-State Terror; Mad Dog Vincent Coll; Triple Death and the Trail of Terror; The Terror Down Under; The Horrible Halzingers; Whodunnit. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ken Fitch, Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Dick Wood, Rudy Palais, Bert Bushell, Jack Alderman, 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. With the encouragement of Mr. Crime and the Devil himself, Denvil Dotson works his way up from petty theft to killing cops. Police suspect a swindle when a painter's highly insured studio burns down and takes his art with it. Infamous Ma Barker births a criminal gang that includes her four sons, in a different story than the previous issue's Barker bio. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and a classic bad-girl cover by Charles Biro. Devil's Diary; Mother of Murderers; On the Level; Brother Rats; Two-Timing Trio; Crime Quiz; Gyp Artist; The Case of the Voodooed Hangars; Whodunnit: Murder in the Penthouse. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $299.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Other - see grading notes Scuffing to front and back of slab. Label #0107969003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Lee Teaford 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. Criminal brothers Bud and Don Hoover have a lifelong feud that escalates into murder. The story of notorious real-life gunman Pretty Boy Floyd. Bloodshed results when neighborhood laundries fight back against Johnny Spanish's protection racket. The Hoover Brothers; Pretty Boy Floyd The Two-Faced Terror; Killers' Jinx; Washed in Blood; The Telltale Scar; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Joe Certa, Rudy Palais 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 true tale of real-life bank robber Baby-Face Nelson. In the early 1900s, rural nurse Bertha Gifford becomes one of the first female serial killers. Cowardly Marty Durkin wins the name "Trigger Happy" for his deadly habit of shooting his way out of any situation. Baby Face Nelson vs. the U.S.A.; Trigger-Happy Durkin; This'll Kill You!; Crime Quiz; Bertha Gifford, Killer of 19 People; Murder Is a False Friend; The Woman Who Wouldn't Die; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The "A" variant has a June 1948 publication date. "When Fear Ruled Chicago," "Dead Man's Return," "The Man They Couldn't Find," "The Sign of the Skull," and "Pay Up or Die," plus a two-page text story, "The Red Head." Cover price $0.10.

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This issue contains an anti-Wertham editorial signed, "The Editors of the Marvel Comics Group." Stories include "The Last Cigarette," "Terror by Remote Control," "Gangster's Goal," "The Bullet Sings," and "Tide of Terror," plus a two-page text story, "The Landing." 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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"Born to Burn" (art by Mike Sekowsky?), "Death Was His Partner," "The Homicidal Hitchhikers," "Teen-Age Private Eye," and "The Legacy of Death." Two page text story, "Cops Don't Cry!" by Jim Hendryx, Jr., and one page filler "X Marks the Spot." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm battles mad scientist Dr. Zarno, who has discovered how to turn people into radiation-powered zombies. Chinese scientist Dr. Foo helps Don Grady solve crimes, in his debut. Plus a classic anti-marijuana story. Lance Storm: The Nightmare Monster; Jerry Jasper; The Fantastic Dr. Foo; Queenie Starr. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Mo Marcus, Al Gordon, Art Gates, Alvin Hollingsworth and H. C. Kiefer. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm probes the riddle of a deadly hoax. Ray Hale, star reporter of the Midvale Clarion, proves that the press is an ally to police and ordinary citizens alike. Lighthearted werewolf/vampire cover by Myron Fass. Lance Storm: The Hoax of Death; Death Rides High; Frozen Fear; Second Attempt; Ray Hale-News Ace. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Gardner Fox, Johnny Craig and Al Feldstein. Art by Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein and Ann Brewster. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title started as adventure, changed to grisly crime stories and eventually metamorphosed into straight-up horror. Gangsters become accidental assassins after the rich guy they killed for his cash turns out to be a high-ranking Mob figure. Action girl Madelon goes in search of a legendary idol in the Blue Grottoes of the Mediterranean, and encounters a very real tentacled Kraken, in a story featuring art by rare 1940s female artist Ann Brewster. A handsome killer has a Dorian Gray relationship with his mirror in Double-Crossed: The Finger of Death, the first story by future EC legend Al Feldstein. The Slaughter Syndicate: Murder by Appointment!!; Madelon: The Grotto of The Green Stone Man; Crooked as a Corkscrew; Double-Crossed: The Finger of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Al Feldstein, Ed Waldman, Howard Larsen and Graham Ingels. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title started as adventure, changed to grisly crime stories and eventually metamorphosed into straight-up horror. Redheaded bad girl Nell gets on the wrong side of the law and likes it, in a pre-Code story with early art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Police and gangsters alike are searching for safecracker Gentleman Danny Kenyon, in a story with early art by EC legend Graham Ingels. A mad scientist's plot involves a gorilla and the brain of an executed killer, in another early EC horror effort. Nell Baker; The Gentleman Gunman; The Werewolf's Curse!; The Hanged Man's Revenge; Ruse; The Ransom Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Al Feldstein, John Alton, Fred Peters and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title begins its transformation into a New Trend horror title, featuring the 1st appearance of The Crypt Keeper. Mrs. Stonely's death seems a mere accident, and her husband's affair with a secretary only a coincidence, but one cop isn't convinced. Rising boxer Johnny Sparr becomes the "Guardian of the Little Guy" after his father is killed by the Mob. Corrupt businessmen murder their partner, or so they think, but when they check again the grave is empty. This is the tale that debuted the Crypt-Keeper and EC's legendary horror comics. Murder Writes a Policy; Case Number 318: Murder: The Swindle by Flame; Double-Exposure; Johnny Sparr: Guardian of the Little Guy; Coincidence; Return from the Grave. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.