Fight Against Crime (1951) comic books 1953
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Issue #11
Published Jan 1953 by Story Comics.$345.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Label #4331414003
$170.00
View scans- 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and loose at second. Tape along spine interior.
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Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of two-fisted criminals and the scales of justice from Story Comics. By this point, Fight Against Crime was edging away from crime stories to EC-style horror, as these stories demonstrate. Rival ganglords Mike and Toots feud over Mike's casino, but Toots makes a fatal error when he has Mike's gal Robin killed. Murderous thug George marries a wealthy widow and then has her declared insane, but fate has an ironic twist in mind. Stage magician Draco knows his wife and assistant are having an affair and planning his murder, so he arranges a gruesome revenge involving the old sawing-a-lady-in-half trick. Gangwar!; The Case of the Crazy Killer; The Striped Noose; The Corpse That Came Back!; Black Magic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$2,000 Fight Against Crime #11 CGC 3.0 1953 Story Comics 10 cent Horror and Suspense Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #12
Published Mar 1953 by Story Comics.$160.00
View scans- 1/2" Lateral spine tears. Centerfold loose at staples.
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Stories and art by Howard Alexander and Ed Goldfarb. Pre-Code tales of two-fisted criminals and the scales of justice from Story Comics. By this point, Fight Against Crime was edging away from crime stories to EC-style horror, as these stories demonstrate. A gangster blackmails a movie star into letting him realize his dreams of acting, which turns out to be a bad idea for all concerned. Killers abduct a carnival fortune-teller, who predicts their fiery deaths. A doctor who gets his patients hooked on morphine meets an ironic fate. Hollywood Death Trap!; Mountain Murder; Smart Cons Don't Talk; Fires of Death; The Big Dope. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$849 Fight Against Crime #12 CGC 6.0 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #13
Published May 1953 by Story Comics.- Restored: C1
- Paper: Off white to white
- Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. (Tape on interior cover.)
- Label #0355647017
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$250.00
View scans- Water damage. Cover oxidation.
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$289.00
View scans- Cover coming loose at staples, cover oxidation.
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- Paper: Off white
- Label #2048470015
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- Heavy cover oxidation, edge chipping, tape on interior front cover.
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Cover by Dick Beck. Stories and art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Sal Trapani and Ed Goldfarb. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. Seeking revenge for his wife's death, a doctor ensures that a reporter really does have ink in his veins. Cowardly Crowell goes on safari with his wife, but when she has an affair with the guide, he manages to make at least one kill. A horror host (based on EC's Crypt-Keeper) reveals the story of Paul, who falls in love with the vampire next door. Two Heads Are Better Than One; Deadline; The Rat and the Rattlesnake; The Big Game Hunter; The Bloodless Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #14
Published Jul 1953 by Story Comics.$280.00
View scans- 1 1/2" Spine split from top. Cover loose at one staple. Water damage.
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Stories and art by Ross Andru and others. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. Ralph and his mistress plot the murder of his wealthy, deaf wife, not realizing she doesn't have to hear them to know what they're up to. Hammond commits murder to claim uranium-rich land in the Canadian wilderness, but the land demands more than he can give. Featuring early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. Deaf...But Not Dumb. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$264 Fight Against Crime #14 GD+ 2.5 Pre-Code Horror! Early Ross Andru! Story 1953 $500 Fight Against Crime #14 CGC 3.5 (Story 1953) Golden Age Pre-code Electric Chair Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #15
Published Sep 1953 by Story Comics.$245.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
- Label #3862829002
$145.00
View scans- 1 3/4" Spine split from top. Tape. Cover loose at one staple. Heavy water damage.
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- 1.5" spine split from bottom, heavy cover oxidation.
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Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Edward Goldfarb and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. Police catch the killer of a cop's wife - or have they? - in a story featuring early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. A sleazy, blackmailing photographer meets his match in model Vivian, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Bank teller George masterminds the perfect robbery, then hides out for six years; too bad he buried the loot on a future atomic testing ground. The Killer; Blackmail!; The Mixed-Up Coffins; Until Death Do Us Part; The Big Blast. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$500 FIGHT AGAINST CRIME #15 CGC 4.0 WHITE PAGES // STORY COMICS 1953 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #16
Published Nov 1953 by Story Comics.- Paper: Cream to off white
- Label #1488628004
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Cover by Dick Beck. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Bill Savage, Edward Goldfarb and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. Rita and her chauffeur Rick plot the murder of her wealthy husband, but poisoners shouldn't toast their own success, in a story featuring early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. Abusive husband Herbert collects tropical fish, so his wife finds a creative use for the piranha, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. When a despised ball player commits murder by baseball, his teammates get revenge, in a story possibly inspired by EC's infamous "Foul Play," published earlier that year. Rescue; Dead Fish!; When Dead Stiffs Kill; Dead Drunk!; Foul Ball. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
