Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) comic books 1953

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell 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. Cops track escaped killer Joe Becker into the swamps, where he meets a grisly fate, as portrayed on the pre-Code cover. A killer dressed as Santa terrorizes a town just before Christmas Eve. In another offbeat story, criminal vets steal a tank and attempt the ultimate bank job, but there's a reason no one's done that before. Manhunt For Joe Becker; Santa Packed a Gun!; The Story of "Baby Face" Nelson; The Incredible Tragedy of the Armored Tank Massacre. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Frank Bolle, William Overgard, Dick Rockwell, 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. Carlo spends 20 years planning his revenge against the cop who deported him, but he may have to kill his own son to get it. A random snapshot by an amateur photographer accidentally captures evidence of a murder. Convicts plot a daring prison escape using a locomotive. An image from this issue is featured in the classic anti-comics tome Seduction of the Innocent, with the caption, "What comic-book America stands for." Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Murder Was My Destiny; The Fatal Snapshot; The Kiss of Death Girl; The Sinister Plot of Mastermind Murdock; Okay, Louie, Drop That Pun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Fred Kida. Stories and art by Frank Bolle, Jack Keller, Al Wenzel, 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 Boland brothers escape prison and go on a cross-country spree of robbery, kidnapping and murder. Washed-up gambler Charley is marked for death after he squeals, but his redheaded wife Sally knows the score. A small-time hood sees dollar signs when he meets his exact duplicate, a wealthy jeweler. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. The Wrong Road; They'll Get You; Boomerang. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Luster, Ken Landau, Al Wenzel, 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 quartet of convicts prepares a prison break. In Morocco, two gamblers try to resolve their longstanding feud with knives and bullets. Star quarterback Teddy gets in over his head with gambling debts, so mobsters try to get him to throw a game. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. The Big Crashout; Where Loser Takes All; Strange Criminals; Play Ball, or Play Dead. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Frank Bolle, 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. Big Ed Mancini and his four hoodlums use a model train set to plan a modern-day (1938, that is) train robbery. The dramatic fall of Jack Zuta, gangster accountant for Al Capone, takes a lot of other people down with him. Ping Marsh uses his sharpshooting skills to kill for the mob. The Bloody $2,000,000 Train Robbery; The Death of a Gangster; Disciples of Deception; Swindler's Paradise; Squealer's Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Sicilian siblings the Genna Brothers rule Chicago's Little Italy, until they come up against Capone's Chicago Outfit. Trivia about strange crimes includes the Gorilla Man robberies, perpetrated by a man in a gorilla suit. A master of escaping from prison tells his story in the first person. The Genna Brothers; Crime Oddities; Harry The Artist Hamilton; It's a Fact!; The Five Lives of Lucky Lane. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, George Tuska, Joe 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. Nick Rizzo joins the Calman gang for fun, but his brother the cop is not happy about it. A redheaded widow sets out for revenge against Joe Banton for causing her husband's death. A history of the Jack the Ripper murders. The Rizzo Brothers: Destination Doom; Bloody Bachelor Banton: the Woman Hater; The Terrible Terror; Death for a Double-Crosser: Chick's Last Count. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.