Crime and Justice (1951) comic books 1953

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Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Art Capello, Frank Frollo, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Mr. and Mrs. Chase are aided by teen gang "The Cobras" (who ride around in an Archie-like jalopy) while investigating a narcotics ring and a mad millionaire who keeps live alligators in his weird mansion. Not your typical crime-comics story. A small-time hood named Lippy still knows enough to bring down a major organized-crime syndicate. A detective flies out to Skull Lake to investigate killings that seem to be the work of a lake monster. Crime Clues: A Simple Case of Murder!; Mr. and Mrs. Chase: The Cobras; Rub-Out!; Plainly Poison; The Demon of Skull Lake; Radio Patrol: Case of the Bottled Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Dick Giordano, Frank Frollo, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Mr. Chase introduces a tale of intrigue with the following: "You readers may think that because this is a comic book, all these stories are dreamed up by haggard looking writers pounding fiction out of a typewriter until the wee hours of the morning...Well, you're right!" An insurance investigator arranges a pardon for a convicted bank robber, in hopes of finding the loot he stashed away before he was caught. Ex-con Frankie gets a job at a munitions plant and falls in with a plan to rob the place of its payroll. Bondage cover by Lou Morales. So... You Want to Be a Detective???; Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Alias Gregori; Full Pardon!; The Thirteenth Victim; Radio Patrol: Steal a Million; Killer, Come Home. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, John Belfi, and Bob Forgione. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase stumble into Ragud Bey's plot to steal the Holy Mace, and are threatened with torture when they find it first. Tired of Paul and Larry fighting over her, Sheila challenges them to play Russian roulette to settle it (!), in a story with some weird Mardi Gras art by John Belfi. A wealthy invalid suspects her nurse is plotting her murder, and leaves a telltale clue. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Death's Mace; Russian Roulette!; Half Way Alibi; The Judge Tells a Story; The Soliloquy of Death; The Dead of Winter; Radio Patrol: Riot! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Dennis Laugen, Tony Tallarico, Carl Memling, Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, and Bob Forgione. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase investigate a double murder during a Broadway cast party at a millionaire's remote estate. A convicted killer escapes justice during a blizzard, and Tex and Barry of the Radio Patrol night shift have the job of tracking him down. A cop goes undercover at a carnival to catch a pickpocket working the crowds. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Bait for a Killer; Radio Patrol: No Place to Hide; Elaine Gets Her Man; Fall Guy; Down the Drain; Three O'Clock Shadow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Carl Memling, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase take a second honeymoon at a remote resort, and quickly stumble on a corpse and a murder plot. Police investigate a locked-room mystery after jewel thieves steal the Harriman necklace, and all the clues lead to Gabbo the monkey. Escaped killer Brady hijacks a boat to freedom, but a rough storm and a savvy female navigator make short work of him. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Vacation from Violence; Behind Locked Doors; Kill the Witness!; The Breath of Death; Stormy Crossing; Inside Job; Radio Patrol: Death Car; Eye Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Frank Frollo, Vince Alascia, Lou Morales, Carl Memling, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase take a cruise on a vintage Brigantine ship and soon find themselves battling modern-day pirates (including a guy with a hook for a hand). After the owner of a circus is murdered, detectives must figure out if the killer was the strong man, the ringmaster, or the equestrienne. Mortal enemies decide to work together to escape from prison, but each is secretly planning to betray the other. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Peril on the Pacific; The Leopard's Claw; The Cobra Kills; The Hatchet Is Buried; Radio Patrol: Murder in the Streets. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.