War Against Crime (1948 EC) comic books

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Graham Ingels, Lee J. Ames, and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend early crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. The "true" story of Prohibition-era gangster Machine-Gun Kelly. A mastermind of crime seeks the secret evidence the police have against him, in a story by Johnny Craig. Modern-day train robbers become killers, in Graham Ingel's first story for EC Comics. Public Enemy…the Story of Machine-Gun Kelley!; Portfolio of Death!; The Ruby Stickpin!; Smokin Six-Guns! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Frank Bolle, Lee J. Ames, Leonard Starr, Stan Aschmeier, and Graham Ingels. E.C.'s early Pre-Trend crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. A man becomes a vicious thug after his brother is killed by cops during a robbery. Benedict Arnold is the star of America's First Crime. A wannabe criminal gets a little too close to the real thing, with art by EC horror legend Graham Ingels. Hank Two-Gun Corley!; The Crystal Ball Killer; Americas First Crime; The Saga of Spotlight John! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Lee J. Ames, Stan Aschmeier, and Al Feldstein. E.C.'s early Pre-Trend crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. Frisco Florrie, Queen of the Barbary Coast, specializes in shanghai - the crime of abducting sailors into slavery. A woman with malice on her mind uses a circus strongman to do her dirty work, in an Al Feldstein story. Tense car-chase cover by Johnny Craig. Frisco Florrie, Queen of the Barbary Coast!; The Case of the Savage Strongboy; The Deadly Habit; The Do-It Yourself Kid and the Dimpled Doll. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Howard Larson, Sheldon Moldoff, and Al Feldstein. E.C.'s early Pre-Trend crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. Mobsters with machineguns go on a crime spree, in an Al Feldstein story. The train-themed story "Choo-Choo Jones" was created at the request of EC publisher and comics pioneer Max Gaines' request, shortly before his untimely death. An unusual piece of jewelry thwarts a band of thieves, with art by Howard Larson. The Machine-Gun Mad Mobsters; Choo-Choo Jones; The Robbery Ring. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Johnny Craig, and Al Feldstein. E.C.'s early Pre-Trend crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. Betty works her way up from drugstore counter girl to crimelord and racketeer, in a story by Johnny Craig. A detective and a jewel thief intersect over a priceless Egyptian artifact in a museum, with art by EC horror legend Graham Ingels. A killer tries to outwit the law, in an Al Feldstein story. Little Miss Mob Marker; Curse of the Pharaoh; The Laws Revenge. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Ed Waldman, Johnny Craig, and Al Feldstein. E.C.'s early Pre-Trend crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. Cop's wife Midge uses her inside knowledge to become a secret crime mastermind, in a story by Johnny Craig. A woman drives a man to robbery and murder, with art by Al Feldstein. Boxer Big Mike Largo finds crime more rewarding and easier on the knuckles, at least for a while. The Woman Who Loved Life; The Crusher; Too Big for the Job!; Money-Hungry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Johnny Craig, H. C. Kiefer and Al Feldstein. E.C.'s early Pre-Trend crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. Waitress Toni teams up with mobster Mike for an exciting but brief life of crime. When gangsters Max and Lefty leave Big Joe's gang to start their own, a mob war is the inevitable result. The Memphis cops can't stop the Craig Brothers, but a woman can, in an early story by EC legend Al Feldstein. The Scavenger Siren; Gang War: A Fight to the Death!; Cross and Double-Cross; The Craig Gang. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Rudy Palais, and Al Feldstein. E.C.'s early Pre-Trend crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. A boxer gets the chance to use his fighting skills against gangster Big Jim, in an Al Feldstein story. Blackie Archer's protection racket is going just fine until that fateful shakedown at the ice cream factory, with art by Graham Ingels. A botched hold-up and a woman's testimony put the "Brooklyn Murder Mob" where they belong, with art by Rudy Palais. Plus an EC Comics PSA imploring teens to respect their local newsdealer's business, and not hang out in doorways scaring off customers - a real sign of its times. The Last Round; Your Newsdealer, He is Your Friend!; Escape!; The Rise and Fall of Blackie Archer; Childs Play!; Mystery Woman Betrays Brooklyn Murder Mob! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, John Alton, Johnny Craig, and Al Feldstein. E.C.'s early Pre-Trend crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. Insurance investigators uncover an elaborate scheme around a murder, featuring art by Al Feldstein. A hospitalized Treasury agent reveals his struggles with a narcotics ring, in a story by Johnny Craig. Cops investigate the murder of a con man. The Fatal Turn; Fall-Guy!; Case Number 549 Homicide!; Scott Edwards, Treasury Agent; Tough as Nails! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Fred Peters, John Alton, Johnny Craig, and Al Feldstein. E.C.'s early Pre-Trend crime title featured gangsters, gunplay and femmes fatale. In an important shift in EC and comics history, artist Al Feldstein introduces the Vault Keeper, who would shortly take over the title and convert it into the influential EC horror comic Vault of Horror. An explorer is haunted after taking a sacred ruby from a stone idol, in a story by Johnny Craig. A man attempts the perfect murder, in a story by little-seen artist Fred Peters. Buried Alive!; The Man Death Wanted, Methods of the Master!; Perfect Murder, The Idols Revenge! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories and art by Harry Harrison, George Roussos, Johnny Craig and Al Feldstein. In an important shift in EC and comics history, E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title presents the first of the soon-to-be-notorious EC horror covers, the second "Vault of Horror" tale, and the second appearance of the Vault Keeper. Janice knows that new boyfriend Frank is caring for his mentally disabled brother, but then she learns the brother is dangerous, in a story by Johnny Craig. Young lovers plot to murder their cruel employer for his fortune, in a rare story penciled by George Roussos. The Mummys Curse!, A Bed of Murder!, Bury Me Not…; Demons of Death; Madman! Final issue under this title; series continues as Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) #12. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.