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Issue Details

Issue #49
Published January 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Charles Biro; Bob Wood

Cover Details

Genre Crime
Pencils Charles Biro (signed)
Inks Charles Biro (signed)

12 page story "Devil's Diary"

Characters Mr. Crime
Genre Crime
Script Charles Biro?
Pencils George Tuska
Inks George Tuska

1 page "Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop advertisement "untitled"

8 page story "Mother of Murderers"

Characters Ma Barker
Genre Crime
Script Charles Biro?
Pencils Fred Guardineer
Inks Fred Guardineer

9 page story "Brother Rats"

Genre Crime
Script Charles Biro?
Pencils George Tuska
Inks George Tuska
Notes true crime

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Reader's Scope"

2 page text story "Two-Timing Trio"

Genre Crime
Script Ken Fitch
Letters typeset

5 page story "Gyp Artist"

Genre Crime
Script Dick Wood
Pencils Klaus Nordling?
Inks Klaus Nordling?
Notes True crime. Art credits suggested by Gary Watson, July 2009.

1 page filler "Crime Quiz"

1 page letters page "What's on Your Mind?"

Letters typeset

1 page filler

Genre Gags
Script Bert Bushell (signed)
Pencils Bert Bushell (signed)
Inks Bert Bushell (signed)

7 page story "The Case of the Voodooed Hangars"

Genre Crime
Script Dick Wood?
Pencils Jack Alderman
Inks Jack Alderman
Notes true crime

7 page Who Dunnit story "Murder in the Penthouse"

Genre Crime
Script Dick Wood?
Pencils Rudy Palais
Inks Rudy Palais