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Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 101

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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 101
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #101
    Published Aug 1951 by Lev Gleason.
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    • 2" Spine split from bottom. Staples added (not manufacturing).

    Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Dick Rockwell, 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. Tough private eye Chip Gardner investigates a beautiful femme fatale and stolen incriminating documents, featuring another action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Ernie and his brother Tom face an inevitable showdown after one becomes a gangster and the other a cop. Masked robbers become known as the Trenchcoat Trio, but one of them likes their new notoriety a little too much. Also featuring a vintage ad for " Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Cain versus Abel; Chip Gardner: The Case of the Crooked Politician; Murder Bait; Murder Is a Stranger; How They Were Trapped!; On the Level; Who Dunnit?: Say it With Bullets! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.