Authentic Police Cases (1948) comic books 1953

Stories and art by George Tuska, Jack Abel, William Weltman, Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, Antonio Toldo, Manning Lee Stokes, Charles Raab¸ André LeBlanc, and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Ernie decides to collect enough for a nest egg by becoming a killer for hire. Private eye Steve Bullitt is hired to find the mysterious and rare statue of the Winking Buddha, a case that leads to murder. In a story that's a product of its times, with art by future Marvel artist George Tuska, agent Nelson seeks an enemy agent during the Korean War. I was a Killer for Hire!; Strange Facts About Crime; Greed Betrays the Bonanza Mob; Oddities in Crime; Kick-Back King; Quips and Queries Fun Time; The Dinner Gang; The Case of the Winking Buddha; Thieves Tavern; Traitors Trail; The Waiting Killers; Gag Bag Quips & Queries; The Little Black Box. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Mario Norberto Leone, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Lou Terril and his gang set their sights on a million-dollar pension payroll... but is it all just a trap set by the cops? Private eye Vic Flint is hired to keep wealthy murder witness Monte De Carlo alive, but he has no such deal with the hoodlums Peewee and Egghead. Blackie becomes an expert at a particular skill: torching buildings for the insurance money. Million Dollar Steal; Vic Flint: The Case of Kid Slick; Confessions of a Police Informer; Vic Flint: Blood on the Snow; Arson Expert; The Final Proof; Last Cruise of the Ibex; Murder by Appointment; Ups and Downs in Crime; Hit and Run; Plunder on Patrol; Gag Bag; The $80,000 Stick-up; 3 Dimes; The Tough Guy; Comedy Column. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $160.00 View scans Cover detached. Interior pages detached but present. Water saturation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Edd Ashe, Ken Landau, George Olesen, Bernard Sachs, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Holdup man "Lefty" reveals the secrets of his past to a reporter as he's on the way to Alcatraz. Private eye Vic Flint goes to a fancy dinner and gets a lead on a cold murder case, in the evocatively titled "Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat." Nate is released from prison after five years and immediately picked up by his ex-partners, who want to know where he stashed the loot. Gunmans Gamble; Full Dress Shakedown; The Killer Quartet; The Push-Button Murder; Kingpins in Crime; The Short Beer Kid; Boomerang Booty; Ticketed for Murder; Escape by Night; Too Dumb to Be Dangerous; Guns for Gangland!; Vic Flint: Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat; Comedy Column; Gag Bag; Mr. Bluebeard Takes Wife No. 13. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $375.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1482262022 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and André LeBlanc. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Art and his gang kidnap the adult daughter of a wealthy Vegas casino owner, but she turns out to be smarter and more formidable than they expected. Private eye Vic Flint investigates a murder, and gets set up as a fall guy for his trouble. Crooks set their sights on a lavish party for millionaires aboard the yacht Sea Nymph. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Las Vegas Loot; Lou Erskines One Man War; The Kidnapped Sea Nymph; The Crown Prince of Frisco; Vic Flint: The Case of the Jumping Beans; The Police Always Win; Piracy on Route One; Easy-Money Kid; The Tailor-Made Crime Wave; First Offense; The Body on Demand. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, and Ralph Mayo. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. A farmhand named Joe goes to the big city - Chicago - where he falls in with the Mob and becomes a hired killer. A cop goes undercover as a night watchman to get the goods on a robbery gang. Armored-car hijackers count on a thick fog to disguise their watery escape. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Killer from Hicksville; Foremost Fugitive; A Dangerous Job; Hard-Luck Lefty; Escape by Water; Every Crooks a Loser; When Ex-Cons Meet! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $52.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, and Antonio Toldo. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Police track a safecracking gang and set a trap with tear gas. A wealthy newlywed couple at the racetrack meets the mysterious Nelson Drumm, who places bets on their behalf and wins every time. Larry works his way into high society so he can better apply his talent: big-money insurance fraud. Telltale Blood; A Winner Every Time; Smart Crooks Are a Myth; Larry the Cat. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.