Public Enemies (1948-49 DS) comic books

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Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Al McLean and Art Gates. Tales of true crime inspired this violent pre-Code crime comic from DS Publishing. An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Mounties) chases an outlaw into the wild Canadian wilderness. Freddy the Cat has the perfect setup to pull his crimes, until his well-meaning fiancee reports his partner to the cops. Escaped convict Roy Webb is being hunted by every cop in town, so of course what he wants to do is pull another job. Terror in the North; Hi-Lights; Freddy the Cat; The Web; Digging for Death; Fancy Flannagan and the Vanishing Gems; Criminal Oddities!; Frame-Up; The Mad Matador of Mexico. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Art Gates and others. Tales of true crime inspired this violent pre-Code crime comic from DS Publishing. Struggling artist Hutch and his agent Prissy get mixed up with gangsters and masterpieces painted by an anonymous genius. An American movie star falls for an Indian maharajah, but is targeted for death by a jealous ex. Tom investigates after his girlfriend's sister is apparently frightened to death, and learns both sisters were heirs to a fortune. Plus a vintage ad for "Play-Safe Flame Proof Playsuits: Indian Chief, Cowboy King or Home Run." Bullets for Bellini; Penitentiary Pete; The Hobo in Full Dress; Custom-Made Clue; Indian Dagger; Time and the Crime; Thelma Blaine. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Nate Brooks and Bob Jenney. Tales of true crime inspired this violent pre-Code crime comic from DS Publishing. A beautiful bad-girl is targeted for death after informing on her gangster ex-husband. A circus trapeze star is marked for death when she stands to inherit the entire circus, but the show's new PR man is determined to keep her alive. A detective watching a play is called into action after one of the stars is murdered on stage. Assignment Blackmail; Murder on the Circus Bill; The Miser; The Dummy's Revenge; Murder or Mercy?; Riddle Behind the Footlights; Paths of Penalty. Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.