Auction in progress, bid now! Weekly Auction ends Monday February 24!

Gangsters Can't Win (1948) 2 FR 1.0

  • Item #61728902
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    $1,999.95
    or Best Offer
    • 5 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second. Heavy cover and interior oxidation.
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($60.00) will be charged at checkout. It has been graded by MyComicShop's experienced graders.
      Other items consigned by humble cow

    Make an offer

    You can buy this item by clicking "Add to cart" above and then completing checkout. Or, you may make an offer for this item. Once you make an offer, your offer is valid for 48 hours. The seller may accept your offer, decline your offer, or present you with a counter-offer. If the seller accepts your offer, you are required to purchase the item at the agreed upon price.

    More information about making an offer

    Please create an account or log in to make an offer.



    Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, George Gregg, Marcia Snyder, Pete Tumlinson and Tex Blaisdell. Starting as a brutal pre-Code true-crime comic in its early issues, Gangsters Cant Win later evolved into a standard mystery-detective title. High-class Eddie Bentz is secretly a criminal mastermind. Early New York ganglord Biff Ellison, of the Five Points Gang and Gopher Gang, gains a reputation for his dapper clothing and propensity for sudden violence. Harry Tracy is the last surviving member of the Hole in the Wall Gang. Eddie Bentz alias the Ghost; Basil Banghart; From the Farm to Alcatraz; Black Jack Rule: The Story of "Biff" Ellison: Do the Dead Return?; Murder Pay$ Off; Oregon's Trigger-Happy Killer: Harry Tracy. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: FR 1.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)