Crime Detective Comics Volume 2 (1950) comic books 1955 or before

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $26.50 View scan Tape along staples.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Gerald McCann, Ed Moore and Bernie Krigstein. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A bootlegger has a whole fleet of clandestine ships that he uses to elude the cops during Prohibition. A trio of bank robbers swears to look after their dead partner's infant son, in an echo of the film Three Godfathers with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. After a millionaire disappears and his body is hidden, a holiday turkey proves to be a murderer's undoing. Big Steve's Navy; Now I Can Die Easy...; Automatic Paydays; Silk Langdon; Stella and Her Fella; The Boston Turkey Case; The Very Busy Dead Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $40.00 View scans

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Paul Parker, Lawrence Dresser, Gerald McCann, George Olesen and Bernie Krigstein. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A gangster blackmails the husband of a famous actress with evidence of his criminal past. A successful executive and her jealous husband are bound by a childhood accident and her fear of fire, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein, by now displaying his recognizable style and signature. A US Savings Bonds PSA, with art by Crime Does Not Pay legend Charles Biro - a rare appearance of that artist in this comic. The Actress and Her Puppet; The Kind Right Arm; Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb; The Shepherd Boy; The Fractured Mint; The Letter from Italy; The Price Tag; The Huckster's Castle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $120.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4262841006

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Paul Parker, John Prentice, Al McWilliams, Gerald McCann, John Daley, Floyd Torb and Mort Lawrence. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. Ex-college roommates reunite years later, when one is a successful football star and the other is a crook who wants his help fixing a game. A strong-arm man and a pickpocket who were once cellmates meet up on the outside, and their attempts at going straight end in murder with an ironic twist. How police and forensic science recover evidence from burned documents. The Puddle of Success; Only the Best for Frenchy; The Charitable Pickpocket; Prince of Pennies; A Gift from the Cellar; Cat Markey's Mistake; Science vs. Crime; The French Farmer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.