Crime and Justice (1951) comic books 1951
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Issue #1
- Interior complete. Near full length spine split. Cover detached.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover art by Art Gates. "How to be an Amateur Detective" by Ken Brickley; two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black and white on inside front cover. "Machine Gun George Grogan"; George Grogan is just a cheap hood, but his wife has ambitions and pushes him to greater and greater crimes, until a kidnapping ploy goes wrong for the both of them. "Nobody Trusts a Gunman!!", art by Art Gates; A cop is murdered in the process of stopping a robbery, but wounds the perpetrator before he dies; A rookie cop gets called to go undercover to infiltrate the mob and find the killer. "Diabolical Pipeline"; Two Texas shysters have planned a deal to swindle money from investors, but the daughter of one of the men gets caught in a complicated web of love and jealousy, and soon, a murder takes place to keep the scheme a secret. "Uncertain of Death" text story by Justin D. Triem. "Murder Plays the Big Show." "The Big Plane Hi-Jack"; An elaborate scheme is set in motion to smuggle stolen nuclear material to a Latin American country who hopes to develop the bomb. Two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black & white on inside back cover by Ken Brickley. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
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Cover by Walter Davoren. Stories and art by Walter Davoren and others. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Kitty Ralm becomes a "gun moll" and, according to the captions, she's "as cold blooded and ruthless as she was beautiful and cunning." Vacationers on a remote island realize that one of them is a murderer, as the rest are killed off one by one. Bank robbers turn on each other after a successful robbery. A look at the forensics of the 1950s, in "true facts" features on footprints and fingerprints. Plus a vintage PSA for U. S. Savings Bonds. DetectioNotes: Steps Ahead!; Career Girl in Crime: The True Story of Kitty Ralm; Mad Island Murder Mystery; Roadblock; Clipped by Justice; Big Double Cross; Len Rawson F.B.I.; Automatic Saving Is Sure Saving. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
$41.00
View scans- 2" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached.
$24.00
- INCOMPLETE. Missing pages (affects art and story). 8" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage.
Cover by Walter Davoren. Stories and art by Walter Davoren and Frank Bell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. The rivalry between competing gangs erupts into a bloody gang war. Gangsters steal ether from a hospital, and cops trace them back to where an impromptu operation is underway on an injured gunsel. Crooks turn on each other after a successful gold robbery. A look at the police methodology of the 1950s, in "true facts" features on communication, the "fingerprint camera," the fluoroscope, and moulage, the art of creating fake wounds for training purposes. Plus a vintage PSA for U. S. Savings Bonds. Crime Fighting: Communications; Underworld War: Killer Against Killer; Tell Tale Double Slug; No Reprieve for Murder; The Man Who Was Worth His Weight in Gold; Nightmare of Death; Len Rawson F.B.I.: Art and Swindlers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
$47.00
View scan- Water damage.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Walter Davoren. Stories and art by Walter Davoren and Bob Forgione. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. "Gun moll" Babes Trevor doesn't like it when her take of the bank job is less than the rest of the gang's, and she's just homicidal enough to kill for equal pay, if that's what it takes. Brothers plot against each other to gain an inheritance, in a story where one clue is what they called then a "ball pointed pen." A killer freed in a prison break is horrified to learn who's actually behind his escape...and why. A look at the forensics of the 1950s, in a "true facts" feature on glass. Crime Tracks: Clues in Breaking Glass; The Corpse Provided the Alibi; Thieves Can't Trust Each Other; Blackmail; Trigger Happy; Breakout to Death! Big Shakedown. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
