Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948 Ace Magazines) comic books 1955 or before

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $22.50 View scan Cover detached.

"The Cleveland Vulture" (art by Sid Greene), "Showdown in Abilene," "Big Gun of the Arsenal Gang," and "Jonathan Wild, Kingpin of Crime." Two page text story, "Ransom of the Dead," by John Mason. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $17.50 View scan Heavy water damage. Heavy residue. 1 3/4" Spine split from bottom. Pen marking.

In order of appearance: "Movie-Struck Maniac!" reprinted in Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #42 and in Justice Traps The Guilty (1951) UK #34; "Trail of the Airborne Ransom"; "Sinister Heritage" art by Bill Walton; and "Rex Lewis, Escape Artist". "A Cutting Clue, A True Crime Story" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $30.00 View scans

All stories reprinted in Justice Traps The Guilty (1951) UK #35. In order of appearance: "The Gang of a Thousand Faces"; "Kingpin of the Hot Hot-Rods"; "Bean-Ball Boomerang"; and "Blue Blood Runs Red". "Killer's Trademark" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $240.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4393009002

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $135.00 View scans

"When the Showdown Came," "King on a Junk Pile," "Dirty Money," and "Boomerang Bobby-Trap." Two page text story, "Killer's Impersonation." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $21.00 View scans

All stories reprinted in Justice Traps The Guilty (1951) UK #35. In order of appearance: "Beautiful Babe + Crime King = Murder! An Actual Case"; "The Big Shakedown, An Actual Case"; "Murder's Double Poison, Big Joe and Little Joe, An Actual Case" art by Howard Larsen; and "The Punk With the Itchy Fingers, An Actual Case". "Hot Ice!" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $59.00 View scan Cover coming loose from staples. 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $118.00 View scan 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

This title has two issues numbered #33. This one, the one dated Feb. 1948, is actually issue #1. The actual #33 issue is dated July 1953. Cover price $0.10.