Justice Traps the Guilty (1947 Prize) comic books 1952

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Mart Bailey and others. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Dealers in black-market medicine flee the law in a plane with a hostage cop. An elderly ex-con returns to robbery and murder upon his release from prison, just to prove he hasn't lost his touch. A hood kills his twin brother and takes his place, but can't duplicate his sense of humor. Million Dollar Medicine Racket!; Old-Timer!; The Love That Kills!; Smart Baby; Closeups; Dead Mans Double! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A gangster threatens to turn in illegal aliens if they don't pay him hush money. A snitch finds himself ostracized from the crime community. A thief serves prison time, but never reveals the location of the loot. Alien Blackmail Ring!; The Outcast!; Merchant of Death!; Staged Alibi; Closeups; Fall Guy! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, George Roussos and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A petty thief who steals from boxcars runs afoul of an organized freight-larceny mob. An ex-con is blackmailed into returning to crime to keep his past secret. Johnny spends years tracking down the woman he blames for his father's death. Hot Freight Mob!; Blackmail in Reverse!; His Big Mouth!; Fatal Message; Closeups; Find the Woman. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, Mart Bailey and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Crooks start a racket turning in other crooks for the reward money. Newspaper photos ID a fugitive who has fled across the continent. Hoods rob a gold shipment and escape across the desert, closely pursued by the cops. The Head-hunters!; Photo Finish; Dead Weight!; Breakout!; No Escape!; Closeups; Wired for Sound! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mart Bailey. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A hood takes on both crooks and cops to find the man who killed his brother. A killer uses a Lennie Small-like giant for his own ends. A gang seeks a hidden fortune in gold during a shootout with the cops. Also featuring a vintage ad for a book on how to "Write Thrilling Love Letters" (!). One Way Payoff!; Stone Wall!; Mr. Double Cross!; Cat Trap!; Closeups; 14 Carat Payoff! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, Rudy Palais, George Roussos and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A cop goes undercover in a gang that hijacks food shipments. An elderly man hides his crooked son from the cops. A failed farmer turns to crime. The Food Profiteers!; Born Bad!; The Overbid Hand; Terror!; Closeups; Paid in Full! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Steve tracks the waterfront mob that killed his father. A crimelord sets up another one to take the rap for his crimes. A hood pretends to go straight so he can secure early release from prison. King of the Dock Rackets!; One Way to the Chair; Guilt Complex!; Closeups; Backfire! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A protection racket targets a skyscraper construction crew. Escaped convicts plan to hide out in the New Mexico wilderness. Norman scams a fortune with hot checks. The Protection Racket!; No Place to Hide; The Hunted Look!; The Flames of Hate!; Closeups; Big Job! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia reads "Vol. 5 No. 12." Scandal Sheet Shakedown!, art by Marvin Stein; Broadways toughest private eye has a shootout with a gang; a blackmailer named Cal Dawes is certain the police cant touch him. Quicksand!; Abel Jarvis searches for treasure, but gets stuck in quicksand. Diamonds Are Poison!; men kill for diamonds. It's Against the Law! fact page. The Arbiter! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Marvin Stein. The Twentieth Century Pirates!; a man gets in trouble for dealing in contraband. The Perfect Setup!; bad guys Rods April and Jerry Cramer go on vacation, but set their eyes on an old ladys diamonds. Restless Dead!, pencils by Mort Meskin. Ticket to the Gallows! Too Smart to Burn! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Marvin Stein. The Taxi Tricksters, art by Marvin Stein; a cab driver runs a crooked loan company. Payoff, pencils by Mort Meskin; when Carl Ames died, Marty Proust stood to collect a small fortune, but he shouldnt have used homicide to speed up the payoff. Hard Luck Guy. Too Perfect. Caught. Jumbled Clues text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, George Roussos and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A hood frames other crooks for his crimes, but his luck can't last. A superstitious mobster doesn't believe the fortuneteller's dire prediction of his fate. A crooked accountant gets in over his head when he joins a bank swindle. The Framer!; Destined to Kill; Mail Trap; Embezzlement; Closeups; Hoodlums Must Die; Easy Money. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.