Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) comic books

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Cover by L.B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Numbering continues from Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #49. Pre-Code crime comics from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. The unkillable Michael Malloy survives multiple murder attempts by Anthony Marino's gang. The true tale of the Chicago serial killer Dr. Holmes inspires a semi-accurate retelling. A gangster and a mad scientist make a devil's bargain for a human brain. The Shocking Plot to Kill; Disciple Of Satan; Homicidal Madman; Dead Man's Revenge. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Myron Fass. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Small-time hood Garton is plagued by guilt after he kills a man. The murder of a patient in the operating room leads to a redheaded nurse with a secret vendetta. Modern-day train robbers murder the locomotive crew on the Siskayu Tunnel. A Murderer's Reward; Corpse - Without Teeth!; Bloody Hands of Vengeance; Weird Operation!!; The Shocking Tunnel Murders. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth and others. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A carnival aerialist plots to murder his partner in midair during their act. A murderous con man goes into hiding as a fortune-telling mystic, featuring art by pioneering African-American cartoonist Alvin Hollingsworth. Obsessed with fashionable clothes and his own reflection, hood Moxie Roberts is a classic narcissist, but his love of mirrors leads to his downfall. The Carnival Killer; Murder and Roses; The Swami's Last Seance; Corpus Delicti - Without Teeth!; Through the Looking Glass; Lawbreakers Never Win. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Charles Miller and others. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Detectives Burns and Cooper investigate organized crime and gambling at a pari-mutuel horse track. A car thief figures out a way around new registration laws by selling and stealing the same cars over and over again. Jockey Rube Morgan has expensive tastes and gets in over his head with gangsters. The Long Shot of Evil; The Fool-Proof Plot; Some Day I'll Kill Her!; Death Held the Whip; Three Lives - Three Deaths. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. The Dillon Brothers' crime spree isn't over just because they're behind bars, as they figure out a brutal escape plan. The reader gets a chance to find the clues and solve a murder before Officer Arthur Kelly. Stage magician Gene Simpson supplements his artistic income by turning to crime. Double-Cross of Death; Shock Mystery You Solve It.; Escape Into Death; Murder In The Air; The Mysterious Madman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz, Louis Ravielli and Pete Morisi. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Petty crooks murders a spiritual medium to take over his business, but it turns out you can't get rid of a medium that easily. Ex-con Blacky resumes his arson-y habits soon after release with girlfriend Mavis, but two hunters catch him in action. Hoods Frank, Iggie and Charlie ruthlessly carry out the kidnapping of a wealthy man's son-in-law. Return from Death; Gangster's Weird Death; Shoot to Kill; Trial and Execution; The Trio of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. An accountant swindles the gangster he works for and winds up hunted by crooks and cops alike. Con artists Pete, Lon and Lina use drugs to make their marks more willing. After murdering his brother, Hank tries to conceal his injured right hand that will link him to the crime. The Chase..!; Death On Broadway; Wicked Cheat; The Hand of Crime. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Notorious Chicago trigger-man Matty Durkin and his moll lead the police on a desperate cross-country chase. A Jekyll & Hyde-like monstrosity is unleashed as a Halloween prank goes terribly, terribly wrong. No Harm Done..!!; The Circle Of Crime; Giant of Terror; Killer At Large. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police close in on criminal genius Duke Morane and his underworld empire. In pre-WWII Germany, Hilda marries wealthy older men and then poisons them. The leader of one of the earliest New York street gangs, the Bowery Boys, Bill the Butcher later enters city politics. Underworld Mastermind; Crime Run-Down; The Poisoner; Death Dream; Strong Arm Terror. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.