Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 67 VG/FN 5.0
Staple rust with migration.
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Tony DiPreta 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Mike Alex, who found a loophole in the law, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. The bank-robbing O'Malley Gang stages a desperate prison break. After one of his inventions accidentally kills his wife, eccentric Edward Small gets an insurance payout and a deadly idea. Mike Alex; Once There Were Three Killers From Brooklyn Called Shapiro - Now There Are None!; On the Level; The End of the Deadly OMalley Gang; Edward Small, The Crackpot Inventor!; Rough, Tough Lona Flanders and Her Three Stupid Stooges; Crime Quiz; Who-Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color.
Cover price $0.10.