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    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) #103 VG- 3.5
    Published Oct 1951 by Lev Gleason.
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    $22.50

    Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Carl Wessler, Dick Rockwell, 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 tries to figure out who's trying to kill a beautiful woman, featuring one last action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani. A suburban family debates whether to testify after they accidentally witness a gangland killing. A story that dares the reader to figure out who threw a man down an elevator shaft at a luxury hotel. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Chip Gardner: The Rabbit-Punch Murder Case; Material Witness; The Corpse Came Back!; The Fruits of Crime; Who Dunnit?: The Dead Don't Talk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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