Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) comic books

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Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk and Mort Lawrence. Numbering continues from Toy Town Comics (1945) #7; there was no issue #8. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. After his parents are killed, vaudeville sharpshooter Victor decides to use his marksmanship for crime. An early story about juvenile delinquency featuring Jay Jostyn, star of the popular radio crime show "Mr. District Attorney." A mysterious locked suitcase brings death and misfortune to everyone who touches it. Victor Everhart, the Murdering Marksman; Loot; Rector the Hectic Detective; Tom Smith, the Fearless Marshall; Jay Jostyn, Radio's Mr. District Attorney; The Sinister Suitcase. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, John Giunta and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Chess master Charles decides to use his cunning mind to commit the perfect crime. A juvenile delinquent starts a junior-league protection racket, in a story featuring Jay Jostyn, star of the popular radio crime show "Mr. District Attorney." Irene and Glenn go on a cross-country spree of robbery and murder. The Case of the Mad Dog Killers; The Unforeseen!; The Case of the Laughing Killer!; Irene Schroeder, the Gun Girl!; Jay Jostyn, Radio's Mr. District Attorney: The Case of the Boy Who Ate a Dog; Rogues Gallery; Basil "The Owl" Banghart: The Man No Prison Could Hold. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Giunta. Stories and art by Maurice del Bourgo and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Brothers Hugh, Ray and Roy start with train robbery, and end as the subjects of an FBI manhunt. Dwight is a wealthy son of privilege, but he turns to robbery, murder and jailbreak. Greed for gold turns deadly in the rainforests of the Matto Grosso, but the jungle takes its revenge. The Twin Killers; Son of Satan!; The Pay Off!; The Case of the Corpse in the Woods; Terror of 3 States, Wilbur Underhill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. This issue was cited in the text (page 277) of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. The Trigger Happy Trio winds up on the wrong end of Al Capone and his baseball bat. The true story of the first escape from Alcatraz. On the American frontier, the Harpe brothers make a reputation as the Sawney Beans of America, with robbery, murder, and perhaps even cannibalism. The Trigger Happy Trio!; The Battle of the Rock!; The Horrible Harpes; Wild Bill Hickok; The Butchers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo and Rudy Palais. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. The true story of Dutch Schultz, Lucky Luciano, and the busting of the heroin racket. The story of murdering highwaymen Big and Little Harpe continues from issue #12, with the fate of Little Harpe. The true story of the infamous Salem Witch Trials that claimed more than twenty lives in colonial America. Plus a vintage ad for "How to Hypnotize." International Enemy No.1; Wanted: Larry Fay; Wanted: James Spencer; Be on the Lookout for Arlis Wagner; The Last of the Harpes; Skip Tracer; Wanted: Joseph Anthony Cacciola; Wanted: Fred Poole; The Salem Terror; The Butchers. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, Mort Lawrence and Bob Rogers. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Rejected by a girl in high school, rotund loser Jack Zarto grows up to become a gangster to get back at Society. Private eye Skip Tracer witnesses a kidnapping, and gets mixed up in a $3 million bank heist in Chicago. A trunk purchased at a lost-luggage auction turns out to be filled with marijuana. Big Jack Zarto; The Great Chicago Vault Robbery; Wanted: Vincent Pellicer; Death of a Ragged Stranger!; A Dog's Death!; Mr. Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. In the 1880s, the arrival of the Black Hand extortion racket signals the birth of the Mafia in the US. Detectives investigate a series of murders that seem to be linked to a revenge scheme. Private eye Skip Tracer is jumped by a killer masquerading as a deputy, in a story with some eerie art. The Black Hand; The Tombstone; Guilty or Not Guilty; Sleepy-Eyed Killer; The Badge Bandit. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A playwright discovers the horrible truth about a condemned killer's final message. An escaped convict tries to elude police, in an early story with inks by future EC art legend Bernie Krigstein. Private eye Skip Tracer investigates a star pianist who has a deadly hidden nature. The Musical Demon; Double For Destiny; What Happened to the Cyclops?; Wanted: Roy Stewart; The End of Gerard Chappel; Secret of the Seas. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Police in Budapest discover that the legendary killer called The Bat has seemingly returned to life. A man who cheated the Mob waits anxiously to make his escape before the killers catch up with him. Private eye Skip Tracer is hired to track the young killer known as the Shotgun Kid. The Shotgun Kid; Wanted: Heber Ayers; The Devil Bat; The Highwayman; Charley Ross C.M.H; Ring…Three Times. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, William Woolfolk, and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A cautionary tale about marijuana, with art by Batman legend Jerry Robinson and Golden Age artist Mort Meskin. A comics version of the famous horror tale "The Monkey's Paw." Private eye Skip Tracer investigates the murder of a wealthy man who happened to wander down Dead Mans Street. Also featuring a vintage ad for "authentic replicas" of WWII Axis handguns. Dead Mans Street!; Wanted: Walter Joseph Landreth; Satans Cigarettes; The Right-Wrong Change!; The Third Wish; Crime and Doom Are Partners! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Bitter butcher Hal builds a big business out of his small-time protection racket. A passionate reporter (who looks a little like Clark Kent) gets deeply involved in covering a crime story. Private eye Skip Tracer (now just called The Tracer) investigates after a man is framed for murder by gangsters. Also featuring a vintage ad for "authentic replicas" of WWII Axis handguns. Business Man Bandit; Wanted: Joseph M. Dentico; Dawn Deadline; Wanted; No Escape; The Accusing Heartbeat; Wanted: Jackson Stringer; The Man Who Couldn't Kill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by William Woolfolk, Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Strait-laced, seemingly honest bank teller Mortimer must arrange a bank robbery to cover up the money he's been embezzling. A reporter investigates a drive-by murder and finds evidence the cops don't have. Private eye The Tracer is hired to prove a charity organizer is siphoning funds, but when his client is murdered, it becomes personal. Also featuring a vintage ad for "authentic replicas" of WWII Axis handguns. The Strange Case of Mortimer Dollard; The World's Dirtiest Racket; Wanted: Walter Evans Connell; Public Enemies; Strands of Hair; Wanted: Joseph Charles Bartos; Danger Stalks the City; Wanted: George Emerous Morgan. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Mort Leav, Aldo Rubano, Maurice Del Bourgo, R. Burdick, and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. After murdering a man in a fight over a woman, country boy Henry assumes both the dead man's identity and his life of crime. A retired actor has a scheme to get his hands on his wife's fortune, in an early story by future EC art legend Bernie Krigstein. Roger gets caught up in the numbers game...and murder. Henry Verne Alias Jim Shalley, the Country Boy Killer; Wanted: Frederick K. Peters; The Would-Be Dillinger; The Mistake; Wanted: Harry Burton; The Devil's Heart; The Most Deadly Racket. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mort Leav, John Forte, and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A trio of crooks aboard a boat gets into a running gun battle with a Coast Guard patrol. Diminutive Marty feels like a big man when he has a gun in his hand. A chemist kills the gangster who's extorting him, and thinks he's gotten away with it - until a mysterious figure shows up at his door. The Corpse Came C.O.D.; Wanted: James Boyd Guy; Little Man with a Big Gun; Don't Do It; Wanted: Lloyd Sampsell; Not Tough at All; An Act of Revenge; Wanted: Paul Wilson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, Mort Leav, George Roussos and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Denis runs a successful hideout for fugitives from the law, until the cops get wind of his location. A true-crime three-pager with art by Batman legend Jerry Robinson and Golden Age artist Mort Meskin. Bank teller Don is overwhelmed by his gambling debts, but gangster Nick has a sinister idea. The Hideout; Don't Do It!; The Daley Brothers; Just Two Old People; Wanted: George Elmo Wells; Wanted: Earl Euen Shankles; Lady Luck Is Fickle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Rafael Astarita, Mort Leav, Art Peddy and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. After being knocked out in a minor car accident, Hamilton awakens to find himself in a world where no one knows him and nothing is familiar. Small-time gang enforcer Mitch murders his way to the boss's chair, in an early story by future EC art legend Bernie Krigstein. The FBI traces a marijuana kingpin to a quiet home in the suburbs. The Man Who Lost Himself; Three On a Match; The Dope King; One-Way Street; Crime Never Pays Off!; Wanted: Bruce Cornett; Wanted: Paul Dean Baker; The Jackal. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Art Peddy and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Wiped out by the stock market, Henry hires a killer to murder him, so his family will get the insurance money. The bloody rise and fall of well-dressed gangster Dapper Morton. The real-life story of Norman "Red" Ryan, who led a double life as a reformed ex-con and radio host, while still running an armed-robbery gang. Blind Alley; The Extreme Penalty; The Gunner; The Biffer; Crime Never Pays Off!; Wanted: Henry Anger; Wanted: Enos Berringer, Jr.; The Reformed Rascal. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Rafael Astarita, Martin Thall and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Robert has an eerie premonition that a roadhouse dancer will draw him into a web of murder and tragedy, and he's right. An ex-soldier spends years plotting revenge on the man who swindled him out of treasure looted from a Buddhist temple. A phony psychic's wife conspires with her husband's accomplice to murder the medium...but then strange things start to happen. Death's Calling Card; Check Your Murder, Sir?; The Betrayers; The Mouthpiece; The Stooge; Wanted: John Wormly; Case of the Murdered Medium. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Mort Leav, Rafael Astarita, Martin Thall, Bob Rogers, Bill Woolfolk and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Real-life gangster Vannie Higgins double-crosses every hood he works with, but that leaves him with a lot of enemies who want him dead. A man with a history of family insanity suspects he is the serial killer the cops are seeking, but the truth is stranger still. Private eye Dan Dennis is hired by a woman who claims to be from another planet, but she's beautiful and the money is good, so he takes the case. The Devil to Pay; Wanted: Ira Lawrence Luther; Mania for Murder; The Kid from Brooklyn; Death Always Knocks Twice; Wanted: John J. DeVore; The Case of the Missing Prince. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Frank gets drawn into the Mob after he's caught pickpocketing a gang boss. The police are mystified when an escaped convict goes on robbing and killing after he's been declared dead for a month. Safecracker Thomas finds himself pursued by cops and crooks alike after he winds up with the loot from his latest job. Plus a vintage ad for a "Giant Wild West Singing Lariat." Man About Murder; Wanted: Paul Hensley Payton; Twice Dead Killer; The Telephone Booth; Trigger Man; Wanted: Delbert F. Visger; Death Trap. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Syd Shores and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. This issue was cited in the text (page 32) of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. The "Three Musketeers" of crime swear to each other that they will go down together, a promise they keep. A true tale of a man who lost his identity. A man is suspected of murder, and his only alibi is a ventriloquist's dummy. Crime's Three Musketeers; Wanted: James Stewart; Hangman's Holiday; Hot-Car Driver; Johnny on the Spot; Wanted: Howard F. Bent Jr.; He Was Born to Hang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Gus Schrotter and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Clyde fakes his death to escape his massive gambling debts, which works until the mobsters realize he's still alive. The new series "Crime Lab" features Lt. "Loot" Dundy and "Doc" Gage, who solve crimes with CSI methods. Private eye Dan Dennis investigates the Clover Gang and the Smiling Killer after a reporter friend is murdered in front of him.Dead On Arrival; Wanted: George Lee; Crime Lab: The Case of the Criminal Canary; Kiss of Doom; The Trap; Wanted: James H. Perry; The Killer Wore a Smile. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, John Forte and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. In the new series "Action Unlimited," Tony Action is hired to find a millionaire's runaway son, but the real story is a bit more complicated. Another new feature invites readers to figure out for themselves how the detective solved the crime. Plus an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. His Name Is Death!; Wanted: Michael Consolo; Action Unlimited; The Dawn Patrol Gang!; Three Dimes; You're the Detective!: The Body In the Pool!; Wanted: John Oscar Pinson; Lee Emery Downs; The Corpse Laughed Last! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Syd Shores and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. An organized gang of swindlers and grifters targets racetracks. In the new series "Action Unlimited " (continued from issue #31), Tony Action locates Billy Chambers, but Billy tells him his father is a gangster with plans to take over the nation's crime syndicates. A greedy, unethical doctor has a secret practice tending to gangsters' wounds, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. The Man Who Lost His Face!; Wanted: William Freddie Davis; Action Unlimited; The Red Neck-Tie; Dead Man's Witness; Wanted: William Demski; Gang Doctor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by John Buscema, John Forte, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A veteran with PTSD is haunted by delusions of murder, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. In a feature that invites readers to solve the crime for themselves, a man murders his brother for an inheritance. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a cold case after a skeleton is unearthed at a construction site. Citadel of Crime; Wanted: Earl David Bircham; Web of Crime!; He Died Alone; He's the Killer!; You're the Detective!: The Case of the Bereaved Brother!; Wanted: George Leonard Washington Hall; Crime Lab: The Case of the Kayoed Corpse! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Gene Colan, John Buscema, Rafael Astarita, John Forte, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A parrot provides the key to catching a killer, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. In a feature that invites readers to solve the crime for themselves, a killer buries his victim on his farm. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" find a kid's whistle is the clue to solving a murder, in an early story by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Hot Money; Wanted: Jon Lewis Carey; Vendetta; Wanted: Fred Tenuto and William Francis Sutton; Crime Lab: The Clue of the Tin Whistle; Smart Boy!; Youre the Detective: The Corpse Who Spoke; The Green Parrot Murder Case! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Mort Lawrence, J. Deckter, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. This issue was cited in the text (page 160) of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. Gangland killer Steve wants to split up with his girlfriend, but she knows too much. A new contest feature invites readers to send in their solutions to real-life unsolved mysteries. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" use aspirin to catch a robber. The Arson Racket!; Don't Let Me Die!; Wanted: Glen Roy Wright; Shoe Shine; Wanted: Morley Vernon King; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Who Killed Emma Brewster?; Crime Lab: The Clue of the Aspirin Tablets; Lady Killer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Mort Lawrence, Chuck Miller, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Harry tries to conceal his wife's murder with a gas leak, but he forgets one important detail. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the disappearance of socialite and heiress Dorothy Arnold. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" suspect a gangland enforcer was murdered to provide a cover for his boss. Owney Mattern, King Of The Numbers; Mobsters Mouthpiece; Wanted: Benard Lee Thomas; Crime Lab: The Fall Guy Murder Case!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: What Happened to Dorothy Arnold?; The Invisible Gas; Wanted: William Kenneth Wagner; Passport To Nowhere! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Mort Lawrence, Art Cappello, Vince Alascia, Bill Woolfolk, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A comics retelling of a famous urban legend involving one hitchhiker and two killers. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a real-life locked-room mystery. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate when two men are found dead with no sign of what killed them. The Loan Shark Boss; The Pill-Crazy Killer!; Wanted: Joseph F. Moore; Wanted: Ralph Jackson; Crime Lab: The Case of the Double Deaths!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Who Killed Charles Browne?; Hitch Hiker; Wanted: Harry Arax; Rehearsal For Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Vince Alascia, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. An early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Two shipwreck survivors in a raft realize there's only enough water left for one of them. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a royal murder mystery. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a man who believes he killed a gambler while drunk, but something doesn't add up. Diamonds of Death; Paul Buka the Cultured Killer; Wanted: Thomas James Holden; Wanted: John Marin; The Survivor; Crime Lab: The Man Who Gambled With Death; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Strange Case of the Duke Of Cumberland; Wanted: Steven William Davenport; Frame-Up. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Lawrence, Syd Shores, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. An early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. A Reefer Madness-type story about dealers in marijuana and cocaine. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor, also with art by Buscema. The Mad Magician of Crime; The Horror Weed; Wanted: Charles Lester Mault; Murder Message; Crime Lab: The Hit-and-Run Killer; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Mystery of the Murdered Movie Star; Wanted: Steven William Davenport; Hideout From Murder. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Lawrence, Mort Leav, Bob Rogers, Charles Miller, John Forte, Vince Alascia and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A sports reporter exposes the Mob's control of boxing, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate the "Phantom Burglar" who never leaves a trace behind. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a mysterious death in 1928. The Broadway Bandit; The Murder Ring; Wanted: Henry Clay Tollett; Curtains For A Killer!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Harry Wilkes - Innocent or Guilty?; Crime Lab: The Phantom Burglar; Death in the Swamp. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Harry Anderson, Mort Leav, Bob Rogers, Charles Miller, Syd Shores and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Brutish Martin gets a job as a carnival strongman, but no one knows he's a killer on the lam. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate the murder of a symphony conductor. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a 1944 murder in Chicago. Goons With Guns!; Martin Main the Brute!; Wanted: Roy Franklin Murphy; This Way - To Death!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Who Killed Adele Born Williams... And Why?; Wanted: Vernon McDonald Gill; Crime Lab: The Musical Murder; Danny Boy Sullivan's Gashouse Gang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Chuck Miller, Mort Lawrence, Charles Miller, Syd Shores and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. An embezzler plans the perfect murder, or so he thinks, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a killing where the only clue is a piece of string. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the mystery of a burning car and the man who died in it. Murder Inc.; The Price of Murder; Wanted: Courtney Vincent Collins; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Case of Too Many Clues; Wanted: Alfred S. Dutton; Crime Lab: The Clue of the String That Strayed; Wanted by a Killer: One Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Harry Anderson, Mort Lawrence, Charles Miller, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Tony tries to hide out in a small town after a bank job gone wrong, but he's still used to big-city ways. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" try to protect a man threatened by mobsters. The Unsolved Crime contest invites readers to ponder a murdered teacher whose letters revealed many secret lovers. The Beach Mob; Wrong Way; Wanted: Henry Randolph Mitchell; Unsolved Crime: Who Murdered the School Teacher...And Why?; Crime Lab: Shot-In the Dark; Murder Stalks the Bowery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Syd Shores, Harry Anderson, Mort Lawrence, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. The true story of Big Jim Colosimo, Chicago's first gangster. Eddie plots a desperate escape from Death Row. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a murdered engineer with many secret lovers. Plus a rather spicy vintage ad for lingerie, "Bewitch Her with Daring." Big Jim Colosimo...Crime Lord; Death Row; Wanted: Myron Selik; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Murder of the Bridge Expert; The Big Squeal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Meskin, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Chinese immigrant Chung Maio becomes involved with the Tong criminal gang, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Straight-arrow cop Harold survives multiple injuries in the line of duty, and just keeps on busting crooks. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a widow's murder. Hatchet Man; The No. 1 Enemy; Wanted: Leo Bezemer; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder By Person Unknown; The Cop They Couldn't Kill! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Syd Shores, Harry Anderson, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Kansas City crime boss Charles Binaggio hatches a bold plan to take over the Kansas City and St. Louis police departments. A male police detective must dress in drag to trap a gang preying on young women. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of a Boston racketeer. Kansas City Killer!; Blood Brothers; Wanted: Charles Edward Crews; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Find the Killer of Joseph Fantasia; Wanted: Sydney Gordon Martin; Girl Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Syd Shores, Bob Rogers, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. The real-life story of gangster Frank Nitti, Capone's right-hand man, who later succeeded him as boss of the Chicago Outfit. The bloody rise and fall of well-dressed gangster Dapper Morton. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a murder. The Enforcer!; The Extreme Penalty; Wanted: Julius Franklin Lynch; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder of Thomas Mathews; Wanted: Morley Vernon King; Trigger Happy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Stories and art by John Buscema, Rafael Astarita, Syd Shores, Harry Anderson, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Gambler Irwin "The Cat" relies on his phenomenal luck to keep him alive. Three paroled ex-cons pull a robbery that goes horribly wrong, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the curious case of a dog in the nighttime. The Man With Nine Lives!; Start Screaming, It's Murder; Wanted: Harry A. Achey; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Guilty Person Is...; Wanted: Bernard Lee Thomas; They All Died. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Harry Anderson, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A man tries to steal a diamond from his boss, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. After killing his neighbor and the neighbor's dog, a deranged man is haunted by the dog's ghost. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the case of a man who made a lot of enemies at a dance, just prior to his murder. Eyes of Vengeance!; Hot-Rod Killers; His Last Meal!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Case of William Grant; Wanted: Joseph F. Moore; The Dog That Cried Murder! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Harry Anderson, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Murdered Marv returns from the grave for vengeance, in a macabre early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Georges is sentenced to a brutal prison in Guiana, and swears revenge on the accomplices who betrayed him. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of a man who made many enemies. Make Way for Murder; Coin of Killers; His Last Meal!; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Model Murder; Wanted: William Lamerato, Alias Sam Harris; The Condemned! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Syd Shores, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Ex-con Harry takes over the local gang as soon as he's released, in a violent early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Five Death Row inmates make a desperate bid for freedom. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a murder in a diner with three suspects. Five Doors to Death!; Holiday of Horror!; Great Unsolved Mysteries; Wanted: Leonard Joseph Zalutsky; The Butcher. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Harry Anderson, Rafael Astarita, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A temple cult has a strange connection to a band of masked killers, in a story with some atmospheric (and violent) art by Harry Anderson. Gangsters hijack trucks carrying valuable silk shipments. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder an elderly woman poisoned before she could change her will, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Payment In Blood; Cult of the Killers; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder for Aunt Martha; Wanted: Ralph Jackson; Hot Silk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Mort Lawrence, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Tony sets up a racket supplying guns to other criminals. Exiled crook Louie will do anything to get back to America, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of an elderly miser, in a boarding house where everyone wanted his money. For Hire....Guns For Killers; Murderous Cargo; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder of a Miser; Wanted: Raymond Wilt; The Too Smart Killer! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.