Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) 6 CGC 4.0

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $2,999.95 or Best Offer Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4558109001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($90.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Matt Baker and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Walter Johnson and Jack Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. This issue was mentioned in the illustrations for the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. The cops close in on Tony "The Human Cat" after his latest home invasion. The following line from the Human Cat's girlfriend was singled out by Fredric Wertham as "An invitation to learning" in Seduction of the Innocent: "Where ya goin' on a night like dis, Tony? Ya ain't gonna shoot anybody with dat rod, are ya?" Red Keenan's gang goes on a spree of murder and robbery, in a violent story with art by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. The Mounties close in on the deadly Kurulak brothers in the Great White North. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Human Cat Trapped by Death Gun Slugs; The Diplomat Who Dabbled in Diamonds; Smashing the Red Keenan Gang; Crime Clean-up!; Phony Loot; Bullets Blaze the Mounties Trail; Fireman Save My Child; Murder Scare. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CGC 4.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)