Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) comic books 1954

Cover by George Tuska. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, George Tuska, Tony DiPreta 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. A sharecropper's son with a violent streak heads to the big city to get into crime. A murder at a candy store reveals the truth about a string of violent crimes. A detective suspects a man was framed for the murder of his wife. The Rise and Fall of Danny Ferris; Hot Treasure; Bitter Death in a Sweet Shop; The Dobbs Case. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Toth. Stories and art by Alex Toth 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. All the stories in this issue attempt to simulate a 3-D effect (without glasses) through the use of page-wide panels with curved borders, a process called "Deep Dimension" in the promotional copy. More significantly, all the stories have art by comics legend Alex Toth. The new kid in a tenement slum soon becomes the dreaded "juvenile delinquent," and gets involved in a gang war. Nick Lugo is hunted by the police for murder and arson. Holdup men plot an armored car heist. War on the Streets; The Burner; Sucker Bait; The Armored Car Murders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Bolle. Stories and art by Ben Brown 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. All the stories in this issue attempt to simulate a 3-D effect (without glasses) through the use of page-wide panels with curved borders, a process called "Deep Dimension" in the promotional copy. A drug-addicted youth steals to support his habit, in a story somewhat ahead of its time in its approach to addiction. When sideshow trick shooter Rube Ventris turns to crime, everyone within his range is in danger. Holdup men use a plane to force down and rob other planes, effectively becoming air pirates. Monkey On His Back; The Beast From the Backwoods; Never Buy Something For Nothing; The Home of Leonard Devanson; Last Flight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alex Toth. Stories and art by Ben Brown, Bill Finger 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. All the stories in this issue attempt to simulate a 3-D effect (without glasses) through the use of page-wide panels with curved borders, a process called "Deep Dimension" in the promotional copy. A trick motorcycle rider decides to use his skill sets for stealing jewelry. An article on the Food and Drug Safety Dept., written by Batman co-creator Bill Finger! A gang decides to attempt a modern-day train robbery after their femme-fatale member cases the station. Death on Wheels; The Show-Off; Are You Being Poisoned?; Murder in the Bathtub; The Gang War Murders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Stories and art by Ben Brown, Robert Martinott 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. Street-racing teens invite tragedy with their reckless disregard for the law or auto safety. Con man Bud loves his coffee, and will even kill for a cup. Gamblers Duke and Maxie specialize in "queer" money, that is, counterfeit. Cover by comics legend Everett Raymond Kinstler. The Hot Rod Gang; Ten Cents A Murder; Slave Running — 1954; Hot Money; Queer Money. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Bill Walton, George Tuska 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. Con man Ted builds an organization of criminals to take over the town, and has a particularly spectacular mortal exit. A whodunit comic dares the reader to figure out how a supposed suicide was actually murder, with art in the style called "Deep Dimension" that supposedly simulates 3-D. Underworld boss Frankie Klaw finds his biggest dangers come from his wife and his brother. Crime Town; The Suicide; Frankie Garson the Bookie King; You--You're Under Arrest!; Blabbermouth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.