Comic books in 'Automobile'

Written by Liz Prince. Art by Amanda Kirk. Cover by Kat Leyh. Coady and the Creepies make their way into the punk underground that's literally populated by demon punks! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Day of the Black Sun!" Story by Jean Van Hamme. Art and cover by William Vance. The first English translation of the long-running Bourne-like espionage saga originally published in Europe. An amnesiac secret agent searches for the truth about his past while staying one step ahead of the killer called the Mongoose. His only clues are a Roman-numeral tattoo and an increasing trail of evidence connecting him with a planned coup d'etat against the U.S. government…. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $6.95. Cover price $6.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

2nd Printing. Written by Dan Watters. Art and Cover by Dani. SERIES PREMIERE! Cars! Guns! Entropy! Chased by an unstoppable killer, Izzy Tyburn has decided that if the world won't have her in it, it can have nothing of her at all. She's re-treading her life, leaving nothing but burned rubber, ash, and the sun-scorched bones of those who get in her way. Join writer DAN WATTERS (Sandman Universe: Lucifer, LIMBO), artist DANI (2000AD, Girl with No Name), and colorist BRAD SIMPSON (JESUSFREAK, MCMLXXV) on a road trip through a blood-splattered life. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Dan Watters. Art and Cover by Dani. SERIES PREMIERE! Cars! Guns! Entropy! Chased by an unstoppable killer, Izzy Tyburn has decided that if the world won't have her in it, it can have nothing of her at all. She's re-treading her life, leaving nothing but burned rubber, ash, and the sun-scorched bones of those who get in her way. Join writer DAN WATTERS (Sandman Universe: Lucifer, LIMBO), artist DANI (2000AD, Girl with No Name), and colorist BRAD SIMPSON (JESUSFREAK, MCMLXXV) on a road trip through a blood-splattered life. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by John Byrne. John Byrne (w & a & c) Damocles Project: Part 2 of 4 - Former MI-6 agent Michael Swann is now freelance and taking on the most dangerous of missions that the British government can't officially undertake themselves. In 'The Damoclese Contract,' part 2, Swann is sent on a wild chase across Europe to try to prevent the Russians from gaining nuclear dominion over the planet. John Byrne's newest creation promises ample doses of intrigue and espionage, wot? Cover price $3.99.

The Movie Business starring Fox and the Crow, art by James F. Davis. Hiccups starring Fraidy Cat, art by Otto Feuer. The Cheesebake starring Blabber Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. Welcome to Simpville starring Bo Bunny, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Picnic starring Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer. There's the Stagecoach starring Buff and Bobo. You need this Proverb Book! starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. The Music Stand starring Doodles Duck, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Fountain of Knowledge starring Nutsy Squirrel, art by Rube Grossman. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Rex Maxon, R. W. Palmer, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, John Paul Frederics, Paul Berdanier, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Richards, George Lichty, Frank Owen and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 2 #5. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Escaping from the sacrifice, Tarzan sets off after Jane... and Rokoff, in the adaptation of The Beasts of Tarzan with art by Rex Maxon. Slats tries to convince wealthy Gilbert Twytch and his mother to consent to marrying Becky, because he wants Becky to have all the nice things. After accidentally overthrowing Abdul Akbar, Looy and Dilbury try to return to the US in a bizarre aircraft. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen actor Warner Baxter. Cover shows multiple cartoon characters sharing a car, demonstrating why it's smart to keep Tarzan around. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster: On The Cinder Track; Roads of Romance; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boomers; The Pet's Club; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Written by Steve Orlando. Art by Davide Tinto. Cover by David Talaski. The last survivors of the Multiverse live among us under new, superheroic identities, five survivors of doomed worlds...taking a second chance to ensure our world lives on. A new twist on strange superhero comics, with a bleeding-edge eye on the modern moment, COMMANDERS IN CRISIS follows in the footsteps of Doom Patrol and Thunderbolts as five unexpected heroes come together to solve a murder unlike any other. The victim? Compassion itself…This is ideacide! A new series by acclaimed writer STEVE ORLANDO (Wonder Woman, Doom Patrol: Milk Wars, Martian Manhunter) and artist DAVIDE TINTO (Marvel Action: Spider-Man), an intense, weird action thriller reminding us about the importance of compassion and hope in the present moment, and putting fists to faces along the way! 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Rebound issues of "Crime Does Not Pay." 132 pages! 22 exciting stories featuring a little something for everyone - punch-outs, shoot-outs, hangings, stone cold murders, babies getting shot, little girls getting bludgeoned, dames getting man-handled, an acid in the face panel, and at least one severed head -- not to mention the awesomely clad super-hero War Eagle, who looks like a cross between Hawkman and Captain America. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing. Collects Concrete: Killer Smile (1994) #1-4. Story and art by PAUL CHADWICK. Standing in the shadow of celebrity has its ups and downs, as Concrete's personal assistant, Larry Munro, knows all too well. But there are darker places than any shadow, as Larry learns the hard way when he is taken hostage by a psychotic gunman who forces Larry to be his chauffeur on a road trip destined to end in disaster...unless Larry can muster the courage to act. The return of Paul Chadwick's award-winning Concrete has ushered in a resurgence of interest in the acclaimed series, and Killer Smile is Chadwick's darkest Concrete work, a harrowing tale Frank Miller called 'edge-of-your-seat suspense, full of unpredictable twists and turns.' Softcover, full color. NOTE: See also Concrete TPB (2005) Vol. 4 "Killer Smile!" Cover price $16.95.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger and Howard Alexander. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A woman lies about her poverty-stricken past to her man; Viola denies herself romance because of her health problems, until she encounters a man she cant resist; Kate meets a handsome doctor after breaking her leg in a skiing accident. The Girl Who Couldn't Marry!; Romantic Discipline; Cupid's Aide!; Heart of a Phoney!; What's Wrong with Women?; Fortunate Accident!; Are You Up-to-Date? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.80 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing (Cookie story 12 pgs, "Cookie Rides a Hobby" 2 pgs, and Our Kid Sister story 6 pgs), interrupts art and story.

Stories by Al Hartley and Bob Wickersham. Art by Al Hartley and Bob Wickersham. Cover by Dan Gordon. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie and Jitterbuck try to keep Angelpuss out of Sniffysnoot School; Cookie and Zoot caddy for a female golfer; Cindy packs all her clothes for camp, but then she has nothing to wear. Cover features Cookie driving a car that looks exactly like Archies jalopy. Angelpuss, Athlete; Cookie; Cindy; Just Pals; Pickles; Our Kid Sister; Teen Tales; Cookie Rides a Hobby. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Al Hartley and Bob Wickersham. Art by Al Hartley and Bob Wickersham. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie and Angelpuss go horseback riding together, and comic chaos ensues; Cookie babysits a pair of bratty twins; Pickles plans to earn money for the teen club with an impossible quiz for nonexistent prizes, in a story with art by Archies Al Hartley. Cookie; Pickles; Debbie: The Girl Friend; Jitterbuck: Star Salesman; Killer O'Toole; Our Kid Sister; Lorrie; Twinkle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie and Jitterbuck compete on Jerk of the Week, the TV game show where the dumbest answer wins; Fritzi finally gets her big break, and she instantly forgets her friend Starlet OHara; Cookies frustrated Pop finally hops a train and runs off to be a hobo. Cookie; Zoot: Hobo Hi-Jinx; Starlet O'Hara in Hollywood; Petey; Jitterbuck: Jitterbuck and the Glorious Girl! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie gets in trouble with his parents and neighbors for tying up the phone lines by talking to Angelpuss for hours; Zoot tricks the gang into digging a basement that they think is a swimming pool; Cookies dad tests out his new system for predicting horse races. Cookie; Hot Rod Hot-Shot!; Moronica; The Payoff. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories, art and cover by Jack O'Brien. Teen comedy playing off the "hepcat" culture of the early '60s. Numbering continues from Black Magic Vol. 8 (1961) #5. Sometimes listed as Cool Cat #1. A spoof of Little Red Riding Hood featuring Cool Cat, Grandma Schultz, her granddaughter and a pizza. The PTA wants a string quartet for their fund raiser, but Big Mama wants the jazz band. Cool Cat, Ape and their dates are on a picnic when they encounter two female scuba divers. Red Hot Rod Riding Hood; Man, Who's the Coolest Cat in the Land?????; 'Lil Monster; Cool Cat's Folks; The Poison Pen Letter; The Cat Trap; Dig That Crazy Evolution!; Big Sport; Blind Date. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Written by Steven Grant. Art and Cover by Pete Woods. When a federal agent becomes a victim of the system he has sworn to uphold, he finds true justice in the criminal underworld. A victim of wrongful conviction, Agent Woods is back on the streets and looking for answers to piece together his former life. Who set him up? Who got him out? And most importantly - why? As Woods slinks into the criminal underworld on the outside, he discovers that getting answers means playing by An entirely different code. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Art by Pat Adams and Howie Post. Cosmic Catnip Capsules turn an ordinary feline into Cosmo Cat, who lives on the moon and uses a rocket to travel to Earth and fight evil. Cosmo's latest mission takes him to Planet Evila. In the third part of Cosmo's multi-part adventure serial, he finally meets would-be galactic conqueror Horroface on a mysterious planet; the story continues in issue #7. 5th Dimension; Cosmo Cat Meets Rainbow Man; Senor Tamale Goes Prospecting; Roscoe Bear; Cosmo Cat on Planet Evila; Horroface Trapped (Chapter 3). 32 pages, Full Color Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

(W/A/CA) Ted Naifeh Courtney is on the run with Calpurnia, while Uncle Aloysius contemplates his own mortality. The Elixir Vitae will prolong his life, but at what cost to his family? As the Marshals close in on Courtney and Calpurnia, Courtney will discover how much Aloysius' life is worth to him. Cover price $3.99.

Sean Shaw cover variant. by Matt Martin. The Coven is back, and the mini-series of the summer concludes with another issue of insanity! With one stunningly powerful blast of black magic gone horribly awry, Eden has brought the past back to life, smack in the middle of New York City! As the Coven tried to regroup in order to rescue Fantom, chaos in the streets causes more than a few delays... such as dinosaurs trying to eat Spellcaster! Is Sasha ready for the challenge of facing off against a master of the mystic arts who has a Spellbook just as powerful as hers? This series is over-the-top action as only carnage master Matt Martin can bring to the page. This issue features four different cover versions by Al Rio, Sean Shaw, Rick Lyon, and Matt Martin! Cover price $3.50.

May 1942. 1st issue under this title (previously published as Hooded Detective). Detective and mystery stories by T. W. Ford "The Corpse Can't Cry", C. L. Boswell, Fred J. Ford, Zachary Strong, Cliff Campbell, Leo Hoban, "Undercover" Dix, and Mat Rand. 7" x 10"; black and white; 98 newsprint pages. NOTE: For previous issues see Hooded Detective (1941-1942 Columbia Publications) Cover price $0.10.

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pagsilang Isip. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, George Storm, Richard Loring, Nam Chung Po and Pagsilang Isip. The adventures of Strongman and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Chief's daughter Betty goes undercover when Secret Agent Z-2 investigates jewel thieves who target wealthy socialites. The Flying Trio plans to repair a downed enemy bomber and fly it, meaning all US military air regulations are out the window. Plus a story (and cover) by pioneering Filipino-American artist Pagsilang Rey Isip, and an early story by comics legend Jack Kirby. Strongman; Buck Burke; Secret Agent Z-2; Solar Legion; Singapore Sally; Blue Streak; The Flying Trio; Jane Drake; Alec; Shangra. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

(C) Sol Brodsky (A) Al Hartley, Joe Maneely, Ed Winiarski, Dave Berg. Parody/satire of King Arthur, Dracula, and others. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Limited 1 for 20 Variant Cover by Kevin Mellon (W) Steve Niles & Various (A) Phil Noto, Kevin Mellon story STEVE NILES, JIMMY PALMIOTTI & JUSTIN GRAY art / cover PHIL NOTO & KEVIN MELLON 'AMERICAN MUSCLE,' Part One by STEVE NILES & KEVIN MELLON The world ended a long time ago. How it happened exactly and what exists in the wasteland have always been a mystery. Now Chloe, Gil and a gang of rebels have escaped the last human stronghold and are blazing across Post-Apocalypse America in search of paradise. Also: a special interview with Neil Gaiman. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Walter Davoren. Stories and art by Walter Davoren and others. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Kitty Ralm becomes a "gun moll" and, according to the captions, she's "as cold blooded and ruthless as she was beautiful and cunning." Vacationers on a remote island realize that one of them is a murderer, as the rest are killed off one by one. Bank robbers turn on each other after a successful robbery. A look at the forensics of the 1950s, in "true facts" features on footprints and fingerprints. Plus a vintage PSA for U. S. Savings Bonds. DetectioNotes: Steps Ahead!; Career Girl in Crime: The True Story of Kitty Ralm; Mad Island Murder Mystery; Roadblock; Clipped by Justice; Big Double Cross; Len Rawson F.B.I.; Automatic Saving Is Sure Saving. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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This issue features the classic story, "Comics Vs. Crime" (art by Albert Tyler). Issue also includes "The Chase" (art by Lou Morales), "The Bested Burglar" (art by Dick Giordano), Radio Patrol in "The Gas Station Murders" (art by John Belfi), and "The Case of the Opened Vault" (art by Tyler). One page filler, "The Bloodstain," and two page text story, "The Kidnapped Professor." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $150.00 or Best Offer View scan 1.5" Spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $149.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Carl Memling, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase take a second honeymoon at a remote resort, and quickly stumble on a corpse and a murder plot. Police investigate a locked-room mystery after jewel thieves steal the Harriman necklace, and all the clues lead to Gabbo the monkey. Escaped killer Brady hijacks a boat to freedom, but a rough storm and a savvy female navigator make short work of him. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Vacation from Violence; Behind Locked Doors; Kill the Witness!; The Breath of Death; Stormy Crossing; Inside Job; Radio Patrol: Death Car; Eye Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Tony DiPreta, C.H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Joseph Gagliardi, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. The auto theft squad locks horns with the toughest hot-car ring in history. Gambler Manny Owens pressures Bo Keller to take a dive, but when the boxer gets a permanent KO, a boxing cop sets out to tag the killer. A hidden auto serial number holds the key to revealing a sheriff's killer. First page features an endorsement from Mary Sullivan, NYPD Women's Bureau Chief, approving of "this magazine as a good moral influence on our youth." 'Cellar-Dancer' Kiefer; On the Level; Manny Owens Vs. Johnny Fletcher; This'll Kill Ya!; The End of the Danton Mob!; Science Vs. the Criminal; Our Police Hall of Fame; Laugh These Off!; The Clue of the Secret Number! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Q. Sale, C. H. Moore, Dick Rockwell, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Five hoods plot the perfect heist, but one of them is planning a double-cross, in a story narrated by Mr. Crime. A detective gets too close to a killer in the American Zone of postwar Berlin, where life is a chaotic ruin. A detective dares the reader to figure out the identity of a mystery sniper on a college campus, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. The Five Dopes; On the Level; Murderers' Circle; How They Were Trapped; Coonan's Comeback; The "Almost Perfect" Crime; Death Goes To College. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler, Hal Sherman, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. An imprisoned killer sets out to dig himself to freedom, but this is no Shawshank Redemption. A tiny jeweled stickpin is the only evidence the cops have to find a couple's killer. A comic that dares the reader to figure out the murder of a loan shark, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. The Man Who Dug His Own Grave; Murder Plays No Favorites; The Walking Dead Man; Death Was His Only Witness; This'll Kill Ya; The Bullseye Murder Case. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Carl Wessler, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A cop investigates a work foreman who takes kickbacks from workers, dubbed a "vampire" in the parlance of the time. Robbers try to fool police by wearing identical masked outfits, a look that resembles The Spirit. A gangster thinks a TV crime show is too similar to his own life, so he decides to confront the creator on live TV, in front of millions of witnesses. A classic anti-drug PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. The Vicious Vampire Racket; The Deadly Quartet; The Ten Percenter; Ten Million Witnesses; This'll Kill Ya!; We Can Stop the Enemies of Youth; King of the Laundry Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Stories and art by Ben Brown, Robert Martinott and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Street-racing teens invite tragedy with their reckless disregard for the law or auto safety. Con man Bud loves his coffee, and will even kill for a cup. Gamblers Duke and Maxie specialize in "queer" money, that is, counterfeit. Cover by comics legend Everett Raymond Kinstler. The Hot Rod Gang; Ten Cents A Murder; Slave Running — 1954; Hot Money; Queer Money. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Mike Roy, Norman Maurer, Bob Wood, Alan Mandel 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. Lucky Luciano created modern organized crime as we know it, but was still able to cut a deal for his freedom. In 1880s England, John Lee manages to elude the reaper despite being falsely accused of murder, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Old West outlaws the Dalton Brothers gain a reputation for bank and train robberies. The True Life Story of… Charles Lucky Luciano; The Elusive Corpse; The Man Who Couldnt Be Killed; The Boy Detective and the Butchered Corpse; The Mystery of the War Bond Drive; Death Gives a Lesson; Thisll Kill You; The Case of the Cross-Eyed Killer; The Dalton Boys. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Sale, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, 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 true story of the rise and fall of Prohibition gangster Legs Diamond. The terrifying Belle Gunness becomes one of the first American serial killers, and not even her children are safe, in a story featuring some truly unsettling art. A mad bomber destroys ships for the insurance money in 1870s Dresden, Germany. Also featuring several lurid text stories of the True Detective type, including one called "That's the Killer, Shrieked the Parrot." The True Story of "Legs" Diamond; Mrs. Bluebeard; The Riddle of the Bludgeoned Beauty; Murder One; That's the Killer, Shrieked the Parrot; Death in Dawson; The Devil of Dresden; Two Crimes in Three-Quarter Time; Whodunnit: Death on the Tracks. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Dick Briefer, Rudy Palais, Bob Moore, Jack Alderman, Walter Johnson 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 Fleagle brothers like to rob banks together, but superstitions may turn them against each other. Bespectacled killer Danny Iamascia is even more dangerous with his glasses off - to his fellow hoods and himself, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. A masked robber terrorizes the Massachusetts town of Belmont, so citizens organize a neighborhood patrol. The Kill-Crazy Fleagle Brothers; Danny Iamascia, Dutch Schultz's Triggerman; On the Level; Arkansas Killer; The Chicken-hearted Killer; Jail Didn't Save Them; The Belmont Bandit; Whodunnit: The Invisible Killer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, George Tuska, 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 finds a substitute nephew at Marcy Mansion, featuring a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A cop narrates the tale of handsome Johnny Buck's feud with ugly gangster Knucks Mauler. A story that dares the reader to figure out who murdered a racetrack watchman while switching horses. Chip Gardner: Death Carries a Torch; Tip-Off; Broadway Nightmare; On the Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; How They Were Trapped!; Who Dunnit?: A Horse of Another Color. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Fred Guardineer, Carl Wessler, Frank Bolle, Dick Rockwell, 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. A blind man is stalked by a killer, featuring early art by comics legend (and future Daredevil artist) Gene Colan. A race-car driver tries to outrun gangsters after he refuses to fix a race. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed the salvage diver who found Blackbeard's pirate treasure. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Dead Men Don't Double-Cross; Terror in the Dark; The Curious Case of the Curio; Murder in Greenwich Village; Who Dunnit?: Riddle of Blackbeard's Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Dick Rockwell, 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. A small-time hood falls for a blond femme fatale, unaware she's setting him up to be a gangster's fall guy. After a plane crash, robbers fleeing a crime wind up stranded in the ocean and turn on each other. The Danero brothers rise in the underworld of Prohibition Brooklyn, until they run into a gangster even more ruthless than them. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Fall Guy Artie Black; Dis'll Kill Ya; Journey into Horror; Banks and Bullets; Bootleg Gold; Ya'll Die Laffin'; Trigger-Happy Torpedo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Norman Maurer, 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. A subway worker witnesses a murder, and his testimony could bring down a bootlegging empire - if he survives. Kevin carefully murders his successful twin brother and takes his place, only to learn his brother had skeletons in his closet - literally. Pete Carney masterminds a prison break by disguising himself and his cellmates as the warden's personal cook, in a story very similar to issue #69's "Tiger Harkness" story. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Eye Witness; The Fatal Switch; Pete Carney; The Plush Pen; "Country" Adams, The Corn-Fed Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. 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 true story of infamous outlaw Mad Dog Coll (who refers to himself on the cover as "Glad Dog Coll"). Simple-minded Willie is used as a patsy by his gangster cronies, until he fights back. Beautiful Lilli causes trouble when she's torn between gambler Buck Neilson and powerful political fixer Gowland. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Mad Dog Coll, the Mad Gunman; The Hatchet Man; Test Your Judgment; Crime Oddities; Partners In Corruption. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by C. H. Moore, Pete Morisi 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. Deputy Ed Kappa executes a daring car chase to catch Fat Face Klizerz' mob. Bill Cady, Joe Dancer and Chuck Stone come to be known as the Saturday Night Gang. Manny Langy fakes a hospital stay to create a murder alibi, in a story featuring the "sanitized" violence of the post-Code Crime Does Not Pay - all murders conveniently occurring off-panel. The Fall of the Saturday Night Gang; Gus Emory's Last Threat; I Helped Capture Fat Face Klinerz!; Light Side of the Law; Troubleshooter's Trouble; Paying for Trouble; On the Level; Science vs. the Criminal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $39.00 View scans Cover detached. Staple rust with migration. Water damage and staining on interior pages (becoming brittle). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

"The Rise and Fall of the Four Genna Brothers," "Charlie Birger, Ruler of the Rackets," "Thomas Dun...Fiend of a Thousand Forms!", "Comicrimes," "Henry Plummer, Virginia City Renegade," and "William Garner, The Florida Fox!" Two page text story, "Murderer's Mirth!" Astute collectors seek pre-code comics featuring transvestism, hypodermic needles, "injury to eye" panels, and other oddball story devices. In this issue, a double dose of transvestism occurs. In "Thomas Dun," Dun dresses up like a woman a couple of times to trick his intended victims. And in "William Garner, The Florida Fox," Garner dresses like a woman in an attempt to evade police. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Rudy Palais and others. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. The issue and the series leads off with one of the most famous female outlaws, bank robber Bonnie Parker (and her partner Clyde Barrow); Don and Bud Hoover try to get away with murder; Frankie Yale's bid for underworld power earns him a nickname: the Al Capone of Brooklyn. The art on the cover is not up (or down) to later standards, but the dialogue is priceless. Bonnie Parker: Queen of the Gun Molls; Murder Will Out; The Hoover Brothers: Brother Rats; Frankie Yale: The Brooklyn Butcher. 36 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Bonnie Parker, Queen of the Gun Molls"; "The Hoover Brothers, Brother Rats" retitled and reprinted as "Hideous M-U-R-D-E-R" in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #9; and "Frankie Yale, The Brooklyn Butcher". "Murder Will Out, A True Crime Story" text story retitled and reprinted as "Wanton Terror!! A True Crime Story" in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #8. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Ed Brubaker. Art and Cover by Sean Phillips and Elizabeth Breitweiser. BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS return ten years later to the world of CRIMINAL for one of their darkest and strangest tales yet. Teeg and Tracy Lawless co-star in this one-shot, a twisted 70s noir about a father and son on the run. Also includes articles, illustrations, and behind-the-scenes extras. 60 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Steve Niles (W), Christopher Mitten (A), Michelle Madsen (C), and Fiona Staples (Cover) Cal McDonald and his army of ghouls are pitted in an epic battle against the terrifying female vampire Salem, who has a deep personal connection to Cal, and her horde of monsters. With little hope of victory for either side, Cal must make his final stand to take Salem back to hell! Cover price $3.99.