Category: crime comic

June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935 and June 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

[’35 cover updated 11/1/25 ~ ’39 updated 11/20/25]

cover art mimicked for September 1952 issue

cover art possibly by Adolphe Barreaux

[updated with comic cover 4/10/26]

pulp sketch by Glenn Craveth

Glenn Cravath (American, 1897-1964)
Dead-End Crime Stories, comic book cover preliminary, 1949
Mixed media on board
10-1/4 x 7-1/2 inches (26.0 x 19.1 cm)
Not signed

This study was done in preparation for the finished illustration that appeared on the cover of Dead End Crime Stories (Kirby Publishing Co., April 1949).