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Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) 53 FR/GD 1.5

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    Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Mort Lawrence, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Tony sets up a racket supplying guns to other criminals. Exiled crook Louie will do anything to get back to America, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of an elderly miser, in a boarding house where everyone wanted his money. For Hire....Guns For Killers; Murderous Cargo; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder of a Miser; Wanted: Raymond Wilt; The Too Smart Killer! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: FR/GD 1.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)

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