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All Famous Crime (1951) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #4
    All Famous Crime (1951) 4
    • 4" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold coming loose at both staples. Cover oxidation. Water damage .
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    • Trimmed
    • TRIMMED. Near complete spine split (taped). Staples added (not manufacturing). Interior tearing due to oxidation.
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    L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Gangland Mouthpiece" art by Art Gates; "Murder of Convenience" art by Jay Disbrow; "Trap the Killers!!" retitled and reprinted from "The Polkadot Gang" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #13; and "This Is a Holdup!" retitled and reprinted from "The Blue Handkerchief Gang" in Famous Crimes (1948) #12. Text stories: "Eyewitness" reprinted from Young King Cole Vol. 3 (1947-48) #7 and "Slice of the Take" reprinted from Young King Cole Vol. 1 (1946) #3. Indicia states "ALL-FAMOUS CRIME". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,500 All-Famous Crime 4 CGC 6.0 L.B. Cole JUST 1 FINER! Surreal Swirlin Sky 1952 Star

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  • Issue #5
    All Famous Crime (1951) 5

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    All stories reprinted in Horrors (1953) #15. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "The Mad Bandit" retitled and reprinted from "Tiger of the South" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #9A; "Bodyguard"; "The Gangdom Brain" retitled and reprinted from "Frank Nash, Gangdom Brain!" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #11; "Why Did You Kill Me?"; and "Stop or We'll Shoot!" art by George Peltz. "Holdup!" text story retitled and reprinted from "Buddies in Life, Crime, And...Death!" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #9A and Famous Crimes (1948) #18. Indicia states "ALL-FAMOUS CRIME". Numbering continues with All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #6. 36 pages. Full color Cover price $0.10.

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    $450 All-Famous Crime #5 CGC 4.5 WHITE PAGES LAST ISSUE! L.B. Cole Cover! STAR PUB.

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  • Issue #8
    All Famous Crime (1951) 8
    • Full-length spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police seek evidence to convict Tony Bellino, aka Tony .38, an enforcer for the mob. A killer mysteriously sets his victims on fire. Bill Payne, the Tarheel Killer, successfully engineers a prison break through the laundry and then a bank job, but not even his gang is safe from his treachery. Trick a Killer!; The Chump; The Torch Murder!; Carolina Jailbreak!; Fruits of Crime; The Case of the Panicky Slayer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $375 All-Famous Crime #8 CGC 2.5, L.B. Cole Tommy Gun Cover! 1951 Star Publications
    $700 All-Famous Crime 8 (#1) CGC 4.0 L.B. Cole Tommy Gun JUST 1 SOLD FINER! 1951 Star

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  • Issue #9
    All Famous Crime (1951) 9
    Published 1951 by Star.

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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Prison guards try to figure out how a condemned killer has become overcome with remorse. The saga of Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, from "Public Enemy #1" to longtime Alcatraz inmate. Police seek a serial killer who marks his victims with a circle in lipstick, in a case eerily reminiscent of the Zodiac murders (which happened decades later). This story and issue was referenced in both the text and illustration #32 of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Crime of Conscience; The Forger; The Planted Clue; Madman of Murder; Robbery with Interest; The Case of the Crimson Killer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $400 All-Famous Crime 9 (#2) CGC 3.0 L.B. Cole SOTI Jailbreak 1951 Star LB 3998436001

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  • Issue #10
    All Famous Crime (1951) 10

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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Reporter Steve Ayers investigates after a beauty contestant is murdered on stage in front of thousands of witnesses. Ma Barker and her sons become the first family of crime, until the Feds catch up with them. Killer Eddie Doll falls in love with a woman while masquerading as a Treasury agent and decides to go straight, but his telltale tattoo and his criminal nature give him away. Followed by issues #4 and #5; then changes title to All Famous Police Cases (1952-54). Murder Weapon Mixup!; Murder Will Out!; Eyes of the Killer!; Fingers of Guilt; Tattoo of Crime! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.