Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) comic books 1948

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Cover by John Giunta. Stories and art by Maurice del Bourgo and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Brothers Hugh, Ray and Roy start with train robbery, and end as the subjects of an FBI manhunt. Dwight is a wealthy son of privilege, but he turns to robbery, murder and jailbreak. Greed for gold turns deadly in the rainforests of the Matto Grosso, but the jungle takes its revenge. The Twin Killers; Son of Satan!; The Pay Off!; The Case of the Corpse in the Woods; Terror of 3 States, Wilbur Underhill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo and Rudy Palais. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. The true story of Dutch Schultz, Lucky Luciano, and the busting of the heroin racket. The story of murdering highwaymen Big and Little Harpe continues from issue #12, with the fate of Little Harpe. The true story of the infamous Salem Witch Trials that claimed more than twenty lives in colonial America. Plus a vintage ad for "How to Hypnotize." International Enemy No.1; Wanted: Larry Fay; Wanted: James Spencer; Be on the Lookout for Arlis Wagner; The Last of the Harpes; Skip Tracer; Wanted: Joseph Anthony Cacciola; Wanted: Fred Poole; The Salem Terror; The Butchers. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.