Crime Does Not Pay #61 VG- 3.5 1948 Canadian 1948 Superior for Sale

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Crime Does Not Pay #61 VG- 3.5 1948 Canadian 1948 Superior:
$61.00

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Crime Does Not Pay #61 VG- 3.5 1948 Canadian 1948 Superior

Grade VG- 3.5 Year 1948 Publisher Super

This is a low grade item. It will be complete and readable, but will show significant wear. Allowed defects for this grade include: spine roll, a moderate amount of staining or water damage, writing or other marks on the cover, up to one inch spine splits or other tears, a cover or centerfold that is detached at one staple, discoloration due to oxidation, and a minor piece or pieces missing. An item could be assigned this grade due to either an accumulation of minor/moderate defects or one or two major defects.

Description

Canadian Edition. PUBLIC: Issue content information : Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Bob Moore, Fred Kida, Bob Fujitani, Bert Bushell and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Escaped convict Clay Fogelman tortures the hapless couple whose home he\'s using as a hideout. Johnny Socks Lazia rises to be the supreme gang boss in Kansas City of the late 1920s, in a story with early art by future \"Flash Gordon\" artist Dan Barry. A story that dares the reader to figure out which of four boarders in a boardinghouse killed the owner\'s beautiful daughter. Also featuring purported letters from mothers of children, approving the content of Crime Does Not Pay comics. Clay Fogelman, Meanest Man of Crime; The Rise and Fall of Johnny \"Socks\" Lazia, King of the Alky Rackets; On the Level; Killers\' Payoff; The Electric Chair and the Murderess; This\'ll Kill You; Whodunnit: Who Murdered Beautiful Mary Lawson? 48 pages, Full Color.

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