Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) comic books

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $469.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Lateral spine tears. Interior staining. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by L.B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Numbering continues from Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #49. Pre-Code crime comics from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. The unkillable Michael Malloy survives multiple murder attempts by Anthony Marino's gang. The true tale of the Chicago serial killer Dr. Holmes inspires a semi-accurate retelling. A gangster and a mad scientist make a devil's bargain for a human brain. The Shocking Plot to Kill; Disciple Of Satan; Homicidal Madman; Dead Man's Revenge. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Myron Fass. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Small-time hood Garton is plagued by guilt after he kills a man. The murder of a patient in the operating room leads to a redheaded nurse with a secret vendetta. Modern-day train robbers murder the locomotive crew on the Siskayu Tunnel. A Murderer's Reward; Corpse - Without Teeth!; Bloody Hands of Vengeance; Weird Operation!!; The Shocking Tunnel Murders. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $899.95 or Best Offer View scans 1/2" Cover-to-cover edge tear. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Charles Miller and others. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Detectives Burns and Cooper investigate organized crime and gambling at a pari-mutuel horse track. A car thief figures out a way around new registration laws by selling and stealing the same cars over and over again. Jockey Rube Morgan has expensive tastes and gets in over his head with gangsters. The Long Shot of Evil; The Fool-Proof Plot; Some Day I'll Kill Her!; Death Held the Whip; Three Lives - Three Deaths. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. The Dillon Brothers' crime spree isn't over just because they're behind bars, as they figure out a brutal escape plan. The reader gets a chance to find the clues and solve a murder before Officer Arthur Kelly. Stage magician Gene Simpson supplements his artistic income by turning to crime. Double-Cross of Death; Shock Mystery You Solve It.; Escape Into Death; Murder In The Air; The Mysterious Madman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $150.00 or Best Offer View scans Water saturation. Staple rust with migration. Mold. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. An accountant swindles the gangster he works for and winds up hunted by crooks and cops alike. Con artists Pete, Lon and Lina use drugs to make their marks more willing. After murdering his brother, Hank tries to conceal his injured right hand that will link him to the crime. The Chase..!; Death On Broadway; Wicked Cheat; The Hand of Crime. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $89.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Interior coupon cut, interrupts art and story. Cover and centerfold detached. Tape on interior cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police close in on criminal genius Duke Morane and his underworld empire. In pre-WWII Germany, Hilda marries wealthy older men and then poisons them. The leader of one of the earliest New York street gangs, the Bowery Boys, Bill the Butcher later enters city politics. Underworld Mastermind; Crime Run-Down; The Poisoner; Death Dream; Strong Arm Terror. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.