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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #117 CGC 6.0
    Published Dec 1952 by Lev Gleason.

    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 117 CGC 6.0

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 6.0.

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Slab: Significant scratch(es) front or back

    Top edge label is missing.

    Label #0010444019

    Starts Later today

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The story of notorious real-life gunman Pretty Boy Floyd. Mob boss Chris Ramsdell must face the music after one of his hoods shoots a senator's daughter. A tough DA is targeted by a gangster after he convicts his brother of murder. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Pretty Boy Floyd, "Racketeer" Reward; Test Your Judgment!; Crime News Oddities; The End of the Underworld? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.