Justice Traps the Guilty (1947 Prize) comic books 1955 or before

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A cop impersonates a mobster to infiltrate a gang. A con man tries to pass as a small-town doctor. A disgraced baseball player turns to crime, but still dreams of revenge against his old manager. Mob Rule!; Trapped; The Two-Way Con; The Third Strike; Closeups; Death Gun; The Great Strongo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Rudy Palais. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A mechanic secretly runs a protection racket targeting other auto shops. A woman learns her fiancee is a con man when she sees his wanted poster in the post office. A reporter seeks the arson gang that blinded him and murdered a cop. The Vandals!; Con Game; Cancelled; Organized for Arson; Fake Alibi; Justice Laughs; Closeups; Gang Doctor! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, Mort Meskin and Rudy Palais. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An arsonist is recruited by a gang that specializes in insurance fraud. The feud between two hoods comes to a violent end. A killer is kind to his father, but fate has irony in store for them. The Wreckers; The Victim; Boomerang; Present For Pop; Closeups; Me Too. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. After his father is killed by cops, a kid grows up to become a hood with a grudge against the law. A panhandler goes to work for a mobster and gets in over his head. A gangster doesn't know he killed his mob boss's brother. Racket Guy!; The Panhandler!; Hoods Die Young!; Closeups; Fatal Mistake. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, George Roussos and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An inheritance beneficiary decides to hasten the payoff with homicide. Crooks seek the perfect patsy to pin their crimes on. A gigantic ex-boxer with no morals becomes a dangerous criminal. Inheritance Payoff; Rebound; The Miser; Closeups; Shorthand Clue; The Ape Man Crimes. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A woman joins a gang that uses hitchhiking to rob hapless motorists. An FBI agent is captured by foreign spies. A restaurateur who dabbles in crime gets in over his head. The cover features a fun in-joke for Kirby fans, as the five suspects in the line-up are caricatures of Simon & Kirby studio artists Ben Oda, Joe Simon, Joe Genola, Mort Meskin and Jack Kirby. The Hitch Heisters; G-Man Payoff!; Big Fool; Closeups; Tropical Alibi!; Side-Liner! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, Bill Molno and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A killer joins a seagoing outfit that sabotages ships for the salvage. A bitter retiree decides to rob his business before he leaves. The life and crimes of real-life bank robber Wilbur Underhill, known as "The Tri-State Terror." Salvage Sharks!; Dead Wrong!; Big Loser!; Closeups; Weird Epidemic; The Tri-State Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A con man hires a killer as his new partner - but first he must get rid of the old partner. An elderly shut-in plans to kill his neighbor to get his spot by the window. A man becomes a vicious thug after his brother is killed by cops during a robbery. Art from this issue is featured in Dr. Fredric Wertham's 1954 anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent, illustration #14, with the caption, "Treating police contemptuously is a comic-book commonplace." The Swindler; Something to Kill for!; The Last Laugh; Closeups; Desert Justice; Cotton Clue; Two-Gun Crowley. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Lee joins a holdup mob as a getaway driver, but quitting isn't so easy. Escaped convicts decide to rob a bookie joint. A killer hides from police in an abandoned mineshaft. Listed as issue #60 on the cover, although it should have been issue #59; the following issue is listed #60A. The story advertised on the cover is actually in issue #60A. Stick-Up Mob!; Deadly Circle!; Homicide by Proxy; Closeups; The Guilty Always Leave a Clue... Conscience; Cyanide Is for Saps. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, Fred Peters and Paul Gustavson. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Cops stake out a cemetery to find out why crooks are stealing corpses. A killer tries to create an alibi with a phony phone call. A murderer plans to dispose of his victim in the desert, but a hole in a canteen ruins everything. Listed as issue #60A on the cover, because issue #59 was mistakenly listed as #60. Body Snatchers; Voice from the Dead; Tomb for Two; Closeups; The Fight Against Crime; Death Mask!; Hammer Murder; Benny Goes Straight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An explosives expert is forced to join a gang of safecrackers. A petty thug kills another criminal and takes his place, but he picked the wrong man to impersonate. The story of notorious real-life gunman Pretty Boy Floyd. The Safecrackers!; Lucky 7-11; Pretty Boy Floyd; Closeups; Legacy of Doom; Boomerang! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A fugitive joins a hobo camp and turns them into an army of crime. A safecracker with a photographic memory forgets one important detail. A former circus acrobat uses his skills to elude the cops after his crimes. King of the Beggars!; Ricochet!; The Last Leap!; Closeups; Case of the Double Identity!; The Fall Guy! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A private eye seeks the brains behind a carjacking ring. A cop-killer becomes obsessed with a janitor's hidden treasure. The Carnation Killer sets out to frame another man for his crimes. Highway Pirates; Ricochet!; Deadly Detour; Closeups; The Deadly Gimmick; Awol Clue; Big Wheel. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An amnesiac ex-ganglord returns to his old haunts, and cops and crooks alike think he's back to make a power grab. A seemingly innocuous farmer has a dark secret. A hood pulls a double-cross on his partners once too often. Gangland Regime; The Gentleman Farmer; The Big Break; Closeups; Double-Crosser! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A killer eludes cops by masquerading as a blind panhandler. An escaped killer falls in with a burglary gang. A young hood and an experienced crook run afoul of a mob boss. Blind Man's Bluff; Double Take; One Slug Short!; Closeups; Secret Seeds; Funeral Dress; Deadly Reunion. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A retired cop working security for a carnival is forced to deal with espionage and murder. A lumberjack becomes convinced his best friend is fooling around with his girlfriend. A hood hopes his notorious bank job will make him a big shot, but other crooks don't want to go near him. Always a Cop!; Identification; The Green-Eyed Monster; Closeups; V.I.P.; Moment of Decision. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and others. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A long-running feud between two families escalates into murder. A two-fisted cop gets busted for police brutality, but it's all an act to nail a gambling kingpin. A killer thinks he's found the perfect way to get rid of a body. Also featuring a vintage PSA on "Polio Facts" that includes discussion of the polio vaccine then being tested - a real piece of medical history. Tough Cop; Polio Facts; Feud!; Closeups; Once a Cop -- Always a Cop; Two in the Grave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Ted Galindo and others. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An undercover Treasury agent is recognized by the counterfeiting gang he's infiltrating. A cop walking a beat gets no respect from the young toughs in his neighborhood. An aging cop is ordered to retire, but he's still got some fight left in him. T-Man Trap!; Flatfoot; A Cop Gone Wrong; Closeups; Clockwork; Not Fit for Duty! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A poverty-stricken young man is recruited by a mob. Foreign agents try to sabotage a nuclear power plant by starting a forest fire. A reporter tries to prove that a suicide was actually murder, but first he must find the body. The Pawn!; Flames of Sabotage!; Find the Corpse!; Closeups; Clockwork; Small Town Cop! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A policeman tracks the killer who's got a vendetta against him. A cop's brother takes a payoff to throw basketball games. A pickpocket thinks he's struck it rich when he finds a neighbor with a stash of gold coins. Feud!; Bad Alibi; The Fix!; Dead Man's Gold!; Closeups; There's Always a Clue; A Day's Work. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A cop is recruited by the Feds to find a cop-killer and a half-million in stolen loot. A detective goes undercover to find the gangsters who killed his fiancee and her father, a judge. A killer steals a cop's gun and tries to flee on a freight train. Federal Manhunt!; The Insider; Trapped; Escape!; Closeups; The Long Chance! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Mort Meskin and others. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A policewoman goes undercover to investigate a phony fortune-teller racket. Cops investigate a crime spree apparently committed by an invader from outer space. Bank robbers kidnap a sheriff into the desert, but he's strangely confident that he'll have the last laugh. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal on the cover. The Spirit Swindlers!; The Saucer Man!; Close Shave!; Chance Clue; Closeups; Bluff! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Paul Gustavson. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Cops discover gangsters are selling stolen goods to foreign agents to undermine America. A parole officer is enlisted to keep a teen from becoming a juvenile delinquent, a serious concern in America at the time. An eccentric millionaire arranges a scavenger hunt for his fortune, but his nephew takes a murderous shortcut. The Traitors!; Confession; Moral Victory; Treasure Hunt!; Closeups; The Post of Honor!; Police Patrol. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, Howard Larsen, Mort Meskin and Paul Gustavson. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A reporter swears to track down the gangster who killed his cop brother. A killer becomes paranoid that a determined policeman is dogging his every step. A cop on vacation tries to keep an innocent man from being lynched by angry townspeople. Hood!; Stakeout!; Frameup!; Closeups; Flying High; Bold Deception; Oddities in Crime News. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Cops seek a serial sniper who mockingly warns them before each killing. A man disfigured in an accident becomes bitter and turns to crime. A killer uses stolen radium in an elaborate murder plot. Tragic Circle!; The Misfit!; Sentence!; Closeups; Jackpot!; Police Custody! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A tough cop goes up against a riverfront protection racket. A retiring mounted officer learns that his horse Lacey is going to be put down, but they have one last case to solve first. A young cop has speed, but his older partner has savvy. River Rats!; Just Cash; Two Old Friends!; Savvy!; Closeups; Tour of Duty! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, Ric Estrada, Mort Meskin and Harry Lazarus. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An undercover cop spends a year in prison to catch the head of a counterfeiting ring. A holdup man has a twin brother, and relies on cops not being able to tell which brother is which. Cops on the Harbor Patrol try to stop contraband from crossing the waves. The Counterfeit Pushers!; Double Trouble!; Hand of Fate!; Scrap of Paper; Closeups; Harbor Patrol! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Mort Meskin and others. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A T-Man goes undercover on the docks to investigate counterfeiting and a string of murders. A frogman battles enemy agents to prevent them from setting off an underwater bomb. A motorcycle cop struggling with PTSD tries to catch the speed demon who injured his partner. Undercover Man!; Courage; Suicide Mission!; Old Timer!; Closeups; The Motorcycle! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.