Racket Squad in Action (1952) comic books 1956-1969

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Dick Wood, Bill Molno, Bill Ely, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, and Chic Stone. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. A jeweler hires a private eye to find out how his messenger keeps switching out precious gems for fakes. Cultured, well-spoken "Sir Thomas" specializes in fleecing wealthy marks. American tourists in France get swindled out of their passports. The Man Who Stole from Himself; The Fabulous Sir Thomas; The Shortchange Racket; Television Trouble; Passport to Trouble; The Portrait Racketeers; The Hot Watch Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Dick Wood, Bill Molno, Bill Ely, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, and Chic Stone. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. An early look at auto "repo men" (before that was seen as a legit concern) portrays them as legal car thieves, working for shifty dealers with inflated repayment plans. The con man known as "The Silver Fox" specializes in emptying out houses while their owners are on vacation. A phony doctor swindles patients with unorthodox cures and lets them deal with the consequences. The Legal Auto Theft Racket; The Old Shell Game; Ill Steal Your Home; Hush-Hush; Medical Menace; The Swiss Watches. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $13.00 Only 1 staple (manufacturing). 1 1/2" spine split from bottom.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, and Jon D'Agostino. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. When police crack down on pickpockets, "dip" Barney comes up with a new scheme involving a "third hand." (Although credited to Charles Nicholas, this story looks like it could be the work of future Superman artist Curt Swan.) A mechanic inflates auto-repair bills with unexpected charges, costing both his customer and the garage where he works dearly. Con men swindle people out of their life savings with promises of free "found" money. The Three-Handed Pickpocket; Overcharge; Lost Dog; Nothin for Somethin; Silver Sap; Missing Evidence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Frank Frollo, Stan Kaye, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. A wealthy couple's surprise visitors claim to be out-of-town cousins, but are actually impostors casing the joint. A crooked art dealer sells collectors stolen art masterpieces that turn out to be forgeries. Orrin's "insurance" office is actually a front for a high-end blackmail operation. The Visitors; A List of Fools; The Fountain Pen Swindle; Truck Trap; Secret Success; The Engagement Racket; Double Take. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Molno and Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Maurice Whitman, and Sal Trapani. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. Crooks hope to enlist a star college basketball player in their "point spread" gambling scheme. Detective Franklin goes undercover with an outfit that swindles charities out of their donations. A Racket Squad detective wants to know the truth behind "Honest John's" profitable little game. Point Spread; Sweet Charity; Evidence; Some Shirts; Honest John; Settings and Types; The Dissolving Empire; The Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $24.00 View scan 1/2" spine split from top. Water damage.

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Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Sal Trapani. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. An accident and a smashed window is but the first act of Tuffy's loan-sharking scheme targeting a small-business owner. A policewoman goes undercover to discover how a phony medium is conning the wealthy and bereaved. Con Burkley makes a tidy profit selling other people's houses at a bargain - even though they're not for sale. Through the Broken Window; The Spirits; Rancid; Train Robbers; Mansions for Sale; His Brothers Keeper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Sal Trapani. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. Detective O'Malley discovers the secret behind a long-unsolved string of car thefts. Cyrus Wells gains a reputation for clairvoyance by predicting news events a day before they're broadcast on the radio to his small mountain village. When people have no memory of being swindled out of their money, Detective O'Malley suspects a crooked hypnotist is behind it all. Dead Duck; The Oracle; Some Stones; They Couldnt Remember; Big Bargain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $13.00 Water damage. 1" spine split from bottom.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. Scar-faced ex-con Dapper Dan figures out an art forgery scheme that is technically legit, to avoid the law. Detectives catch a known shoplifter in the act, but it's all just a little too easy. An out-of-work Alaskan bush pilot takes a dicey job for a crook who wants to rob a Saskatchewan prospector's family of their mineral ore. Never Again; False Arrest; Clay Pigeon; Oil Not from Texas; Decoy; Fools Contract. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Ross Andru, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. When $1000 goes missing from a bank, cops suspect an inside job, but they don't know how right they are. Bomb-squad detective Dan must defuse a time bomb on the subway tracks before a train bears down on him. "Sgt. Joe Pride" goes after an auto-theft ring, in one of two stories that were likely originally intended as "Dragnet" stories featuring Sgt. Joe Friday. Sgt. Joe Pride: The Missing Money Racket; Heirlooms Inc.; Detonation Squad; My Mink; Sgt. Joe Pride: The Car Racket; The Great Electric Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Ross Andru, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. When a man offers to buy up worthless oil-company stock at high prices, it seems too good to be true. A fast-fingered jewel thief pulls "The Old Switcheroo" while examining rings in a jewelry store. "Sgt. Joe Pride" investigates a ransacked apartment where nothing appears stolen, in a story that was likely originally intended as a "Dragnet" story featuring Sgt. Joe Friday. The Big Pay-Off; Thieves Thief; Stake-Out; The Old Switcheroo; Half a Heel; The Friendly Game; Glamour Boy; A Little Guilty; The Model Victim; Air Conditioned; In the Cameras Eye; Sgt. Joe Pride: Sorehead. Double-sized final issue of the series. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.