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Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 51 GD+ 2.5

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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #51 GD+ 2.5
    Published 1946 by Lev Gleason.

    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 51 GD+ 2.5

    Centerfold detached. Staple rust with migration.

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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Lee Teaford 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. Criminal brothers Bud and Don Hoover have a lifelong feud that escalates into murder. The story of notorious real-life gunman Pretty Boy Floyd. Bloodshed results when neighborhood laundries fight back against Johnny Spanish's protection racket. The Hoover Brothers; Pretty Boy Floyd The Two-Faced Terror; Killers' Jinx; Washed in Blood; The Telltale Scar; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD+ 2.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)