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Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 102

  • Issue #102
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 102
    • Water damage.
    • Staples added (not manufacturing).

    Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Al McWilliams, Dick Rockwell, Claude Moore, Robert Q. Sale 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. Tough private eye Chip Gardner takes a temporary job as a prison warden and uncovers murder, featuring another action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Wesley, a struggling writer who helps plan a robbery but gets in too deep. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an eccentric millionaire who was paying off a blackmailer and a con man. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Chip Gardner: You'll Never Live to Tell; Book of Sins; Stop Thief!; Dr. Raymond Addams, Man on the Run; How They Were Trapped!; Who Dunnit?: Appointment with Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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