Comic Book covers produced prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority 

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Suspense Comics #12

Continental 1946 Vol. 1
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Cover art by L.B. Cole

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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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Pre-Comics Code Authority horror cover art depicting a disembodied eyeball blasting humans with a power ray

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Crime Does Not Pay #24

Lev Gleason 1942 Vol. 1
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Pre-Comics Code Authority torture cover

1st appearance Mr. Crime

Tales From the Crypt #28

EC 1952 Vol. 1
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Origin of the Crypt Keeper

Tales From the Crypt #37

EC 1953 Vol. 1
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Tales From the Crypt #42

EC 1954 Vol. 1
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Sources incorrectly state this book was pictured in Seduction of the Innocent but it was used in the Senate investigation hearings on juvenile delinquency

Prize Comics #46

Feature 1944 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Charles Voight

Crime Does Not Pay #47

Lev Gleason 1946 Vol. 1
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Electric chair cover art by Charles Biro

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Iconic horror cover art by Lee Elias published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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