Exposed (1948 D.S. Publishing) comic books 1948
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Issue #1
Published Apr 1948 by D.S. Publishing.- Cover coming loose at staples, centerfold detached at one staple. Lateral spine tear.
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Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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- Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other, crayon on cover and first page, water damage.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Stories and art by Henry Kiefer and others. Violent, offbeat pre-Code crime comics from D.S. Publishing Company. These early issues featured stories inspired by true crimes, such as the story of legendary Old West bank robber "Western George" Leslie. In the 1820s, two men make a business of selling corpses to medical schools, even if they have to kill them themselves. This story was based on the Burke and Hare murders, and possibly on an earlier story in issue #43 of Crime Does Not Pay (1942). James Hall confesses that he uses hitchhiking as a tool for murder, earning the name The Hitch-hike Killer. "Make It A Million" Leslie; Corpses - Cash and Carry; The Ledgend (sic) of the Lone Wolf; Death Thumbs a Ride; Inside Witness; Entry in a Diary; Il Diavolo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published 1948 by D.S. Publishing.- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION- color touch.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Ed Moritz. Stories and art by Joe Orlando, Leo Morey, Fred Bell, Henry Kiefer and Ed Moritz. Violent, offbeat pre-Code crime comics from D.S. Publishing Company. An outlaw gang springs its leader from his trial just before sentencing, in a bit of ultra-violent gunplay. Marie is so cold-blooded, she murders a dozen people just to test out her new poison. A mysterious burglar uses a drill and never lets anyone see his face. Plus an early story by legendary artist Joe Orlando. Massacre in the Courtroom; Blood Money; East Meets Test; The Case of the Giggling Killer; Quitter; The Beauty with the Heart of a Snake; Driller. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published 1948 by D.S. Publishing.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Ed Moritz. Stories and art by Joe Orlando, Leo Morey, Fred Bell, Henry Kiefer, Bill Fraccio and Ken Battefield. Violent, offbeat pre-Code crime comics from D.S. Publishing Company. Wilma and Arnold, formerly law-abiding citizens, go on a cross-country spree of robbery and murder. A gang pulls off the perfect heist, until the driver gets drunk and brags about it in a bar. Mexican villagers use voodoo, strangely enough, to get rid of the bandit chieftain who's been terrorizing them. Classic bad-girl cover by Ed Moritz. One Bloody Night; It Could Happen to You; A Real Good Cop; Terror Trail; Hair Trigger; Frame-Up; Voodoo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published 1948 by D.S. Publishing.$38.00
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Cover by Bob Jenney. Stories and art by Fred Bell and Joe Orlando. Violent, offbeat pre-Code crime comics from D.S. Publishing Company. Police are baffled by the murder of an artist who made ventriloquist dummies, especially when evidence points to one of the dummies as the killer. A look at the then-new concept of localized police alarms for citizen use. Police try to get the goods on a killer, even though the ballistics don't match his gun, in an early story by art legend Joe Orlando. The Deadly Dummy!; Mechanical Mantrap; The Strength to Kill; The House on Hill Street; Suicide Seems Simple!!; Tell Tale Tommy-Gun; An Almost Perfect Murder; Wrong Calibre Killer. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
