Crime Does Not Pay  (1942)

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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942

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$560
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$1.7k
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$7.2k

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First "true crime" comic book format

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942

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$270
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$810
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$3.3k

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Scarce issue

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942

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$2k
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$8k
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$20k

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Pre-Comics Code Authority torture cover

1st appearance Mr. Crime

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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$115
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$350
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$1.3k

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2nd appearance of Mr. Crime

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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$135
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$450
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$1.4k

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Extreme violence cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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$90
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$270
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$900

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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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$40
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$115
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$380

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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$35
Mid
$110
High
$365

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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$45
Mid
$135
High
$455

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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$45
Mid
$140
High
$465

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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$45
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$140
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$460

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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$1k
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$3k
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$10k

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Hanging cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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$50
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$145
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$490

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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$45
Mid
$130
High
$425

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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$50
Mid
$145
High
$485

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1945

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$12
Mid
$40
High
$125

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1945

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$45
Mid
$135
High
$445

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1945

Low
$40
Mid
$120
High
$400

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1945

Low
$35
Mid
$110
High
$370

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1945

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$18
Mid
$55
High
$190

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1945

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$100
Mid
$295
High
$980

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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$80
Mid
$245
High
$820

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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$25
Mid
$75
High
$245

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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$15
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$50
High
$160

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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$170
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$510
High
$1.7k

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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$60
Mid
$175
High
$640

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Electric chair cover art by Charles Biro

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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$45
Mid
$140
High
$465

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$18
Mid
$55
High
$180

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$15
Mid
$45
High
$155

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$20
Mid
$65
High
$210

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$25
Mid
$80
High
$270

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$30
Mid
$95
High
$320

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$50
Mid
$150
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$505

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$25
Mid
$80
High
$260

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$18
Mid
$55
High
$185

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$25
Mid
$80
High
$265

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1947

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$40
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$120
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$395

Key Facts

Extreme violence cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$15
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$45
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$145

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$12
Mid
$40
High
$135

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$45
Mid
$130
High
$435

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$35
Mid
$105
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$345

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$18
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$55
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$180

Key Facts

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

Reason: gratuitous violence

Reprinted from True Crime Comics #2

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$18
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$55
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$180

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

Reason: Wertham criticizes the publisher of this issue who displayed the comics code logo but did not adhere to the rule that no blood is to be shown

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$18
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$50
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$170

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$10
Mid
$35
High
$110

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$18
Mid
$50
High
$170

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$12
Mid
$40
High
$135

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$20
Mid
$60
High
$200

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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$20
Mid
$65
High
$215

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1949

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$40
Mid
$115
High
$380
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