Amazing Detective Cases #7 (July 1951, Marvel) — F, 6.0
“The City of Death!” — Mardi Gras murder, a mass-poisoning threat, and a real-life plot to steal Abraham Lincoln’s corpse. True-crime pulp doesn’t get weirder than this.
📚 Contents
Cover: “The City of Death!” — Bridge standoff, ransom, and a killer ready to gas an entire city
“The City of Death” — 8 pgs — Tony DiPreta — Extortion plot turns into urban panic
“Herbert’s Hideous Crime” — 5 pgs — DiPreta — Jealousy, murder, and dismemberment
“The Big Fix” — 2-pg text — Hank Chapman / Myron Fass — Corrupt betting ring exposé
“The Missing Body” — 4 pgs — Mike Esposito? — The true 1876 attempt to steal Lincoln’s corpse
“A Confession of Murder” — 1 pg — Allen Bellman — Are You a Detective? clue puzzle
“Monster of the Mardi Gras” — 5 pgs — Carl Wessler & Ed Moore — Killer loose in parade crowds
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
F (6.0) — Bright cover with strong gloss and tight staples. Light spine wear, faint pencil date code, mild corner blunting. Pages off-white, no brittleness. Back cover clean with light toning. Strong mid-grade Atlas crime — presents better than the number suggests.
Amazing Detective Cases #7 (July 1951, Marvel) — F, 6.0
“The City of Death!” — Mardi Gras murder, a mass-poisoning threat, and a real-life plot to steal Abraham Lincoln’s corpse. True-crime pulp doesn’t get weirder than this.
📚 Contents
Cover: “The City of Death!” — Bridge standoff, ransom, and a killer ready to gas an entire city
“The City of Death” — 8 pgs — Tony DiPreta — Extortion plot turns into urban panic
“Herbert’s Hideous Crime” — 5 pgs — DiPreta — Jealousy, murder, and dismemberment
“The Big Fix” — 2-pg text — Hank Chapman / Myron Fass — Corrupt betting ring exposé
“The Missing Body” — 4 pgs — Mike Esposito? — The true 1876 attempt to steal Lincoln’s corpse
“A Confession of Murder” — 1 pg — Allen Bellman — Are You a Detective? clue puzzle
“Monster of the Mardi Gras” — 5 pgs — Carl Wessler & Ed Moore — Killer loose in parade crowds
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
F (6.0) — Bright cover with strong gloss and tight staples. Light spine wear, faint pencil date code, mild corner blunting. Pages off-white, no brittleness. Back cover clean with light toning. Strong mid-grade Atlas crime — presents better than the number suggests.
