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Famous Crimes (1948) comic books 1950

  • Issue #15
    Famous Crimes (1948) 15
    • INCOMPLETE. Ad page missing, does not interrupt art or story. First page detached. Tape on interior cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    All stories reprinted in Horrors (1953) #14. Cover art reprinted on Famous Crimes (1948) #20. In order of appearance: "Born Rotten"; "Blue-White-Coker Axler"; and "The Chain of Death" art by Pat Masulli. "Percy the Chef" text story reprinted from Everybody's Comics (1947 Fox Giant) #0. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Famous Crimes (1948) 16
    • 1/2" Spine split from bottom of comic.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Louis Find is haunted by the souls of the many women he has robbed and murdered; A phone call and a trail of chewed matchsticks leads the cops to ruthless killer Cliff Sutterstone; The Salicki and Gennet gangs turn San Francisco into a battlefield. Death Is a Small Fat Man; The Avenging Murderer; Harry the Horse Makes Hollywood; Salicki-Gennet Feud: Frisco's Savage Gang War; The Pueblos. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.