Crime Does Not Pay #28 (Lev Gleason, 1942)
Golden Age crime classic from Charles Biro’s groundbreaking series that helped define the crime comics genre. Stories include Crime Kings: Kid Dropper, chronicling the rise and fall of an early New York gangster; Touhy Mob Captured, following Irish-American mob boss Roger Touhy, who is framed for a crime he didn’t commit; Wanted: Husband Who Won’t Object to Being Murdered; Mad Murders in Minnesota; and Dodging Death with Big Bill Longley, featuring the notorious Old West gunfighter. Also includes Hex Horror and Whodunnit? The Catnip Club Murder. Cover by Charles Biro. 60 pages, full color, 10¢.
MAJ. PICTO'S GRADING NOTES: VG+ (4.5) — moderate wear with light creases and edge stress, strong color and solid structure for a pre-Code crime classic.
Crime Does Not Pay #28 (Lev Gleason, 1942)
Golden Age crime classic from Charles Biro’s groundbreaking series that helped define the crime comics genre. Stories include Crime Kings: Kid Dropper, chronicling the rise and fall of an early New York gangster; Touhy Mob Captured, following Irish-American mob boss Roger Touhy, who is framed for a crime he didn’t commit; Wanted: Husband Who Won’t Object to Being Murdered; Mad Murders in Minnesota; and Dodging Death with Big Bill Longley, featuring the notorious Old West gunfighter. Also includes Hex Horror and Whodunnit? The Catnip Club Murder. Cover by Charles Biro. 60 pages, full color, 10¢.
MAJ. PICTO'S GRADING NOTES: VG+ (4.5) — moderate wear with light creases and edge stress, strong color and solid structure for a pre-Code crime classic.
