Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 117
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Issue #117
Published Dec 1952 by Lev Gleason.- Paper: Cream to off white
- Slab: Significant scratch(es) front or back
- Top edge label is missing.
- Label #0010444019
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer 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. The story of notorious real-life gunman Pretty Boy Floyd. Mob boss Chris Ramsdell must face the music after one of his hoods shoots a senator's daughter. A tough DA is targeted by a gangster after he convicts his brother of murder. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Pretty Boy Floyd, "Racketeer" Reward; Test Your Judgment!; Crime News Oddities; The End of the Underworld? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
