Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) comic books 1948

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $115.00 View scans 3" Cumulative spine split. Chew. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Claude Moore, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Each story starts with a little gravestone, showing the date and method of the criminal's death. Narrated by a ghost cop, Officer Common Sense. Bespectacled killer Danny Iamascia is even more dangerous with his glasses off - to his fellow hoods and himself. The story of notorious German serial killer Peter Kurten, known as The Vampire of Dusseldorf. Bootlegger Charles "Vannie" Higgins, called "Brooklyn's Last Irish Boss" is notorious for his escapes from the law. The Crimson Story of Vannie Higgins; Danny Iamascia, Dutch Schultz's Triggerman; Gyp Artist; Small Fry Killer; Butcher of Dusseldorf; Fingerprints Can't Be Changed!; The Feud of Happy McNulty and Fancy Campbell. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $45.00 View scan Water damage.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, C. H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Tony DiPreta, Chic Stone and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. The story of famed outlaw Clyde Barrow and his lesser-known brother, Marvin. Patriotic-sounding John Paul Chase worked with some of the top names in Depression-era crime: the Karpis-Barker Gang, Baby Face Nelson and even the John Dillinger gang. Bill Dillon progresses from stealing cars to bank jobs to kidnapping. Clyde and Marvin Barrow; On the Level; Bill Dillon; This'll Kill Ya!; John Paul Chase; Dinty the Crime Reporter; Death and Small Change; Wild Will Doolin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $25.00 View scan 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming loose at one staple. Water spotting.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, C.H. Moore, Charles Nicholas, Mike Roy, John Belfi and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Fred Goetz, aka "Shotgun" George Ziegler, works for Capone's Chicago Outfit and winds up on the right side of the barrel in 1929's Valentine's Day Massacre. Elmer Henry Pierce goes on a spree of crime after killing his niece in cold blood. George Barrett, car thief and killer, is the reason it's a capital offense to kill a federal agent. Fred Goetz, Alias "Shotgun" George Ziegler; On the Level; Barry Feder; Buff Higgins; Elmer Henry Pierce, the Terror of Two Cities!; The Mad Houdini; George Barrett. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.