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Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 68

  • Issue #68
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 68
    • Chew to back cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Tony DiPreta, John Belfi 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 Hymie Nabosco, the holdup man whose penchant for pretty scents makes him easy for witnesses to identify. Fast-shooting showgirl Belle Shirley becomes a gambler and gunslinger in the Old West. A story that dares the reader to figure out the killer before a Mountie does in 1899 Canada. Little Hymie Nabosco; Belle Shirley, The Angel-Faced She-Devil; On the Level; This'll Kill Ya!; Marvin and Selma Burgess; Edward Corwin; Who Dunnit? Arctic Assassin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.