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Category: crime comic

March 1952 issue

March 1952

cover art by Ann Cantor

Art taken from paperback Murder Mystery Monthly #48 (1950),“Murder in Her Big Blue Eyes” by Julius Long

Posted on November 9, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, digest, gangster, mystery, pulpTags ann cantor, avon digest, julius long, murder mystery monthly, murderous gangsters, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

1953, Authentic Police Cases #30

1953, Authentic Police Cases #30

Posted on November 9, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags authentic police cases comic, dice, gambling fiction, skullLeave a comment on 1953, Authentic Police Cases #30

cover art by Nick Cardy

Gang World #5 (Standard, 1952) Nick Cardy bondage cover.

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags district attorney, gang world comic, nick cardyLeave a comment on cover art by Nick Cardy

1954 Crime Mysteries #13 ~ cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

1954 Crime Mysteries #13

cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

Posted on October 31, 2024September 24, 2024Categories crime comic, horror fiction, weird fictionTags a.c. hollingsworth, crime mysteries comic, femme fatale, grim reaper, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1954 Crime Mysteries #13 ~ cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

May 1942 issue

May 1942

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags david crewe, francis k. allan, new detective magazine, ray p. shotwell, rex faustLeave a comment on May 1942 issue

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Charles Biro

Crime Does Not Pay #28 Mile High Pedigree (Lev Gleason, 1943) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. prison riot cover by Charles Biro

Posted on October 28, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags charles biro, crime does not pay, prison breakLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Charles Biro

1953, Authentic Police Cases #26

1953, Authentic Police Cases #26

Posted on October 19, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags armored car, authentic police cases comic, tommygunLeave a comment on 1953, Authentic Police Cases #26

1948, Authentic Police Cases #2 ~ cover art by Nick Cardy

1948, Authentic Police Cases #2

cover art by Nick Cardy

Posted on October 19, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags authentic police cases comic, nick cardy, tommygunLeave a comment on 1948, Authentic Police Cases #2 ~ cover art by Nick Cardy

1940, Thrilling Comics #10

1940, Thrilling Comics #10

cover art by Alex Schomburg

Posted on October 18, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, pulp, war fictionTags alex schomburg, dr. strange, fucking nazis, thrilling comicsLeave a comment on 1940, Thrilling Comics #10

Parole Breakers #2 (Avon, 1952)

Parole Breakers #2 (Avon, 1952)

cover art repurposed from Avon Books 114, 1947

cover art by William Stanke

used a third time for 1955 Avon paperback original but modified to replace gun with paper

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dame, femme fatale, john baxter, parole breakers, william stanke, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Parole Breakers #2 (Avon, 1952)

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