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Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) comic books graded by CGC

  • Item #61711656
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    Published 1953 by Star.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4467984012
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.98) will be charged at checkout.

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and others. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A hood learns the true price of murder and crime. Ray Hamilton, a member of the Barrow Gang that included Bonnie & Clyde, accumulates a prison sentence of 362 years by the time he's 21 years old. George Kelly, aka Machine Gun Kelly, kidnaps oil tycoon Charles Urschel for a $200,000 ransom. A Terrible Price; Gems of Death..!; The Crimson Orgy of Crime; The Cruel Mask Of Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Published 1954 by Star.

    Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) 59 CGC 4.5

    L.B. Cole cover

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4491105009

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Escaped convicts Tanko and Hall lead police on a deadly chase across the state of California. Hood Bud Camber is undone by a strategic phone call. Masquerade of Murder; The Man Who Vanished; Death Made A Phone Call; Death Of A Stranger; Weird Mystery; The Deadly Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.