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Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) 1

    Explicit violence. Cover states "For Adults Only". In order of appearance: "The Short Bloody Life of Charlie Birger, Behind The Scene Story of 'Little Egypt Massacre'"; "The Marino Gang and the Man That Death Refused!" retitled and reprinted as "The Shocking Plot to Kill" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #50; and "Arthur J. Wright and Winnie McKeever, Death in the Night" retitled and reprinted as "Death in the Night!!" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #6. "Hate Blazes a Bloody Trail, A True Crime Story" text story reprinted in Famous Crimes (1948) #19 and retitled and reprinted as "Revenge!! A True Crime Story" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #6. Indicia states "MURDER, INCORPORATED". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) 2

    Explicit violence. Cover states "For Adults Only". In order of appearance: "Vincent Coll, Mad Dog of Crime"; "Buck Kelly, The Kill Crazy Monster of 'Frisco" retitled and reprinted as "The Kill-Crazy Monster" in Spook (1954) #25; and "George Fowler, Miami's Masquerader" retitled and reprinted as "The Weird Mask of Death.." in Spook (1954) #24. "The Jealous Killer! A True Crime Story" text story retitled and reprinted as "There Is No Escape.." in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #5. Indicia states "MURDER, INCORPORATED". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) 4
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1994918011

    One of the more notorious pre-Code crime comics. Ray Hamilton, a member of the Barrow Gang that included Bonnie & Clyde, accumulates a prison sentence of 362 years by the time he's 21 years old; The public gun-battle that led to the demise of The Brady Gang has become an essential part of Maine folklore, even portrayed in Stephen King's It; The "Flatheads" gang commits the first-ever armored car robbery on March 11, 1927. Especially lurid cover by an unknown artist. Ray Hamilton: The Last of the Desperados; There's Going to Be a Murder; The Gun Crazy Brady Gang; Paul Jawarski and the Notorious Flathead Gang. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9B
    Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) 9B
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4287287008

    In order of appearance: "The Sky Pirate, The Sky's the Limit!" retitled and reprinted as "Career of Terror.." in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #8; "Crates of Death"; "Horror in the Hole"; and "Escaped Convict 'X'" art by Chuck Miller, retitled and reprinted as "Three Lives, Three Deaths" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #53. "Death Visits the Gay White Way" text story reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #2 and retitled and reprinted as "Death on Broadway.." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #56. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) 12
    • Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. 1" tear from top. Chew.

    Art by Rudy Palais and others. One of the more notorious pre-Code crime comics. George Kelly, aka Machine Gun Kelly, kidnaps oil tycoon Charles Urschel for a $200,000 ransom; Depression-era bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd becomes an unlikely folk hero; Johnny Socks Lazia rises to be the supreme gang boss in Kansas City of the late 1920s. George Kelly the Machine Gun Kid; Pretty Boy Floyd; A Pattern for Murder; Johnny Socks Lazia. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $375 MURDER INCORPORATED #12 CGC 5.0 Fox Crime

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