Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) comic books

Stories and art by Fred Kida, Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler, Fred Guardineer, 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 showgirl's habit of keeping bad company leads her into a trap set by a murderer. Blackmailing photographer Nola Latour uses infrared film to capture indiscretions, but one of her subjects is powerful enough to squeeze back. The Trombolli brothers try to rob a mail train, but the job dissolves into bloodshed and chaos. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Big Temptation; The Squeeze; The Marriage That Meant Murder; Brother Rats; Riddle of the Red Snow? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Wessler, William Overgard, 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. Spoiled rich kid Howard finds a high-dollar insurance scam that will keep him in comfort, even if he occasionally has to kill someone. A holdup gang tracks the two-bit hood who swiped their loot while they were exchanging gunfire with police. The funeral of a racketeering boss is a golden opportunity for his rivals to seize control of his rackets. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Go-Between; Million Dollar Hoodlum?; The Hard Rock Boys; The Big Send-Off; A Stoolies Reward. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Fred Guardineer 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 woman cons a bookie's bet-taker into being the inside man in her betting scheme, but his boss isn't going to be happy. Small-time hoods decide to "snatch," or kidnap, the daughter of a wealthy man, but soon realize they're in over their heads. George and Bud try to rob a bar, but the job dissolves into bloodshed and chaos. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. The Blonde Who Couldnt Lose…But Did!; The Clover Snatch; The Big Haul; Escape to Doom; This'll Kill Ya!; Return From a Ride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Fred Guardineer 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 D.A. succeeds in capturing one of the killers behind Murder Inc., but he isn't going to the chair easily, as depicted on the action-packed cover. A hit-man duo finds themselves in trouble with the mob after their latest hit brings too much police attention. A blonde femme fatale named... Blondie sets out for revenge against mobster Dutch Welch. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Dead Witnesses Can't Testify; Who Met the Assassins?; I Want Out; The Blonde Bombshell; Send No Flowers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Fred Guardineer 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. In the 1930s, a high-stakes gambler decides he wants to put a rising boxer to work for him. The life and death of a small-time hood is revealed, as a warning to others that crime does not provide a sustainable lifestyle. A mobster gets himself elected sheriff so he can control the town. Also featuring a vintage ad for a Sherlock Holmes detective cap. Dive or Die; The 3,623 Hours of Louie the Punk!; The Reckless; On the Level; Message of Death; Crimetown, U.S.A. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Torture cover by Charles Biro! Ouch! Oh, my!

Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler 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. Les Everhurd is riding high on slot machines and illegal liquor in Prohibition-era Brooklyn, until he meets a beautiful redhead who signals his downfall. The untimely arrival of Detective Clarke during a speakeasy shakedown causes Johnny Morrow to say, "You've stuck your nose into my business just once too often, copper!" In chapter 2 of the life of "Louie the Punk," Louie has killed his way to the top of the Duranto mob, but also inherited Duranto's enemies. Especially sadistic pre-Code bondage cover. A Dame Deals Death; The 3,623 Hours of Louie the Punk!, Chapter II; A Flaw in the Law!; The End of Johnny Morrow; News Oddities; "Baby Face" Benson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Al Wenzel, C. L. Hartman, Hy Mankin, Carl Wessler 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 convict fakes his own death to escape prison, so a cop goes undercover to track him down. Mobsters on motorcycles terrorize the town, in an early version of the "biker gang" stories of the later 1950s. In chapter 3 of the life of "Louie the Punk," Louie is targeted by the partner of one of his victims. The Big Haul; The 3,623 Hours of Louie the Punk!, Chapter III; Famous Last Words; The Mad Massacre of the Motorcycle Muggers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell 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. Cops track escaped killer Joe Becker into the swamps, where he meets a grisly fate, as portrayed on the pre-Code cover. A killer dressed as Santa terrorizes a town just before Christmas Eve. In another offbeat story, criminal vets steal a tank and attempt the ultimate bank job, but there's a reason no one's done that before. Manhunt For Joe Becker; Santa Packed a Gun!; The Story of "Baby Face" Nelson; The Incredible Tragedy of the Armored Tank Massacre. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Frank Bolle, William Overgard, Dick Rockwell, 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. Carlo spends 20 years planning his revenge against the cop who deported him, but he may have to kill his own son to get it. A random snapshot by an amateur photographer accidentally captures evidence of a murder. Convicts plot a daring prison escape using a locomotive. An image from this issue is featured in the classic anti-comics tome Seduction of the Innocent, with the caption, "What comic-book America stands for." Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Murder Was My Destiny; The Fatal Snapshot; The Kiss of Death Girl; The Sinister Plot of Mastermind Murdock; Okay, Louie, Drop That Pun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Fred Kida. Stories and art by Frank Bolle, Jack Keller, Al Wenzel, 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. The Boland brothers escape prison and go on a cross-country spree of robbery, kidnapping and murder. Washed-up gambler Charley is marked for death after he squeals, but his redheaded wife Sally knows the score. A small-time hood sees dollar signs when he meets his exact duplicate, a wealthy jeweler. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. The Wrong Road; They'll Get You; Boomerang. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Luster, Ken Landau, Al Wenzel, 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 quartet of convicts prepares a prison break. In Morocco, two gamblers try to resolve their longstanding feud with knives and bullets. Star quarterback Teddy gets in over his head with gambling debts, so mobsters try to get him to throw a game. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. The Big Crashout; Where Loser Takes All; Strange Criminals; Play Ball, or Play Dead. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Frank Bolle, 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. Big Ed Mancini and his four hoodlums use a model train set to plan a modern-day (1938, that is) train robbery. The dramatic fall of Jack Zuta, gangster accountant for Al Capone, takes a lot of other people down with him. Ping Marsh uses his sharpshooting skills to kill for the mob. The Bloody $2,000,000 Train Robbery; The Death of a Gangster; Disciples of Deception; Swindler's Paradise; Squealer's Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Sicilian siblings the Genna Brothers rule Chicago's Little Italy, until they come up against Capone's Chicago Outfit. Trivia about strange crimes includes the Gorilla Man robberies, perpetrated by a man in a gorilla suit. A master of escaping from prison tells his story in the first person. The Genna Brothers; Crime Oddities; Harry The Artist Hamilton; It's a Fact!; The Five Lives of Lucky Lane. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, George Tuska, Joe Gagliardi 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. Nick Rizzo joins the Calman gang for fun, but his brother the cop is not happy about it. A redheaded widow sets out for revenge against Joe Banton for causing her husband's death. A history of the Jack the Ripper murders. The Rizzo Brothers: Destination Doom; Bloody Bachelor Banton: the Woman Hater; The Terrible Terror; Death for a Double-Crosser: Chick's Last Count. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by Bill Walton. Stories and art by Bill Walton, Lev Gleason 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 neighborhood cop tries to prevent juvenile crime, but those young punks just laugh at the law. An article about How Detectives Catch Crooks written by publisher Lev Gleason. A woman buys an old house out in the country and finds two corpses hidden behind the walls, in a particularly macabre story better suited to a horror comic. The Young Punks; Secret In the Wall; How Detectives Catch Crooks: Chapter 1: The Detective's Best Friend--the Patrolman; Human Reptile, or, Life and Death of a Loathsome Monster; The Famous Vorse Murder Case. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bill Walton cover. "The Big Kayo" (art by Walton), "Dark Alley Gang" (art by Walton), "The Dumb Mutt," (art by Walton), "Al 'Lucky' Dropper" (story and art by 'Peter Cannon...Thunderbolt' creator Peter Morisi), and Bob Globerman's Scott Seven stars in "Great Views." Two page text story, "How Detectives Catch Crooks, Chapter 3." Cover price $0.10.

Bob Globerman cover. Globerman's blue-suited detective Scott Seven graces the cover and stars in "The Murdered Room-Mate" (story and art by Globerman). Also features "P.S. You Murdered Him" (art by Bill Walton), "The Man Who Broke Into Prison" (art by Walton), "The Water Murder Case" (art by Walton), and "Loughran's Lost Life" (art by Walton). Two page text story, "How Detectives Catch Crooks, Chapter 4." Cover price $0.10.