Justice Comics (1948) comic books 1949

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Funny numbering on this title. Two versions of #7-9 exist with different dates. This is the real #7. Stories by Allen Bellman and unknown. Art by Allen Bellman, Gene Colan and unknown. Law in action! In this issue: "Tiger By the Tail" with pencils by Gene Colan; "The Deadly Return"; 1-page Hi, Friends editorial; 2-page article "Beware of Pickpockets"; 1-page Wanted By the F.B.I. public service announcement; "Fragile Freight"; and Skip McCoy in Let's Play Detective 2-pager "The Case of the Sinking Gun!" by Allen Bellman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny numbering on this title. Two versions of #7-9 exist with different dates. This is the February 1949 edition or the real #8. First issue with Marvel red circle colophon on cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Alascia and unknown. Law in action! In this issue: "The Stranger" with inks by Vince Alascia; 1-page Wanted By the F.B.I. public service announcement; 2-page text story "Tough Torpedo"; "The Hitch-Hiker Is Death"; 1-page Hi, Friends editorial - anti-Wertham editorial from the editors of Marvel Comics Group; and "Design for Terror!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny numbering on this title. Two versions of #7-9 exist with different dates. This is the April 1949 edition or the real #9. Cover pencils by John Buscema (made up of six re-lettered panels from page four of the first interior story). Stories by Allen Bellman and unknown. Art by Allen Bellman, John Buscema, Vern Henkel and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: "Johnny 'The Gun' Sanchico" (cover story) with pencils by John Buscema - Every violent, smashing, bullet-ridden hour...every headline that screamed the truth about one of the most vicious criminals of our time; 1-page Hi, Friends editorial "A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!"; "Machine-Gun Maggie!" with pencils by Vern Henkel; 2-page text story "Good Luck to Me"; Skip McCoy in Let's Play Detective 2-pager "Murder in Model Row!" by Allen Bellman; 1-page Wanted By the F.B.I. public service announcement; and "Everett Rand, the Shame of San Francisco!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Pierce Rice, Vern Henkel and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: "The Killer with the Baby Face" with pencils by Pierce Rice; 1-page Wanted By the F.B.I. public service announcement; 1-page Hi, Friends editorial "A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!"; "Jesse ('Turk') Farnsworth"; 2-page text story "The Weapon"; and "Nettie Leonard -- the Girl Who Teamed Up with Death" with pencils by Vern Henkel. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Stories by Allen Bellman and unknown. Art by Allen Bellman, Vern Henkel, John Buscema, Pierce Rice and unknown. They thought their lives of crime would put them on easy street...instead it put them behind bars! True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: "The Strange History of Fink Logan, the Man Who Had Two Faces" with pencils by Vern Henkel; 1-page Hi, Friends editorial "A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!"; "The Case of the Strange Clue" with pencils by John Buscema; 2-page text story "Perilous Patrol"; Are You a Detective? 2-pager "Mission to Murder" by Allen Bellman; 1-page Wanted By the F.B.I. public service announcement; and "Perry Laird" with art by Pierce Rice. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Stories by unknown. Art by John Severin, Pierce Rice and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: "The Crime of Martin Blaine"; 1-page Wanted By the F.B.I. public service announcement; "Escape from the Past" with pencils by John Severin; 2-page text story "The Old Switch Game," reprinted from Crime Fighters (1948 Marvel) #5; 1-page Hi, Friends editorial "A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!"; and "Danny Monroe and Hoke Shelley" with pencils by Pierce Rice. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Stories by unknown. Art by John Buscema, George Klein and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: "Ambush!" with pencils by John Buscema; 1-page Wanted By the F.B.I. public service announcement; "Greed!" with inks by George Klein; 2-page text story "We Find this Man..."; and "No Escape!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Stories by unknown. Art by John Severin, Pierce Rice, Mike Becker, Chu F. Hing, Vince Alascia and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win (spoilers ahead)! "The Killer Who Loved Flowers" with pencils by John Severin - Carlisle starts a gang war with Whiting which ends when Whiting sends him a bouquet with dynamite inside. However, the rare flowers in the bouquet lead the police to Whiting's flower shop and they quickly recognize him as a bootlegger. Plus: "The Man Who Lost Himself" - After a car accident, Lester forgets the previous six years of his life and learns his family had given him up for dead. Louie tries to make Lester aid him in a robbery, claiming Lester is 'Larry Hunter', a criminal, but Lester eventually learns he was living as 'Bob Tinker', a machinist. Lester turns Louie's gang over to the police and Louie admits Kenneth told them about Lester's amnesia. Kenneth is arrested as well. Also: "He Was Worth More Dead Than Alive!" - Henri has Dr. Richelieu smuggle diamonds inside of Giavanni's teeth but when Giavanni arrives in the USA he's hit by a car and killed. Dr. Dubourg steals the body from the morgue but Inspector Brown follows the trail to Dubourg's office and catches him trying to remove the diamonds from the corpse's mouth. And: "The Fixer" with art by Pierce Rice and Chu F. Hing - Chuck starts fixing games by threatening players but when he threatens Marlow and Bruiser they resist him and fight back until the police arrive and arrest Chuck with his gang. Plus: "He Returned from a Living Grave" with art by Mike Becker and Vince Alascia - Loupien uses false testimony to have Pierre imprisoned so he can have Marguerite. In prison, Pierre gets a treasure map from Andre and upon his release becomes immensely wealthy. Pierre arranges the deaths of Loupien and his allies and is reunited with Marguerite. Issue also includes 2-page text story "Guns Bark for Hank," and 1-page Wanted by the F.B.I. public service announcement. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.