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Crime Does Not Pay  (1942)

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Crime Does Not Pay #22

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942

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First "true crime" comic book format

Crime Does Not Pay #23

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942

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Scarce issue

Crime Does Not Pay #24

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942

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Pre-Comics Code Authority torture cover

1st appearance Mr. Crime

Crime Does Not Pay #25

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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2nd appearance of Mr. Crime

Crime Does Not Pay #26

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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

Crime Does Not Pay #27
Non-Key

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Crime Does Not Pay #28
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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Crime Does Not Pay #29
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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Crime Does Not Pay #30
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943

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Crime Does Not Pay #31
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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Crime Does Not Pay #33

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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

Crime Does Not Pay #35
Non-Key

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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Crime Does Not Pay #36
Non-Key

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944

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Crime Does Not Pay #37
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1945

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Crime Does Not Pay #40
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1945

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Crime Does Not Pay #43
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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Crime Does Not Pay #46
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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Crime Does Not Pay #47

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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Electric chair cover art by Charles Biro

Crime Does Not Pay #48
Non-Key

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1946

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Crime Does Not Pay #63

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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

Reason: gratuitous violence

Reprinted from True Crime Comics #2

Crime Does Not Pay #64

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1948

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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

Crime Does Not Pay #74
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1949

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Crime Does Not Pay #76

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1949

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

Reason: Wertham refers to a page in this comic that responds to his criticism of violence in comics

Crime Does Not Pay #78
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1949

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Crime Does Not Pay #81
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1949

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Crime Does Not Pay #137
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1954

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Crime Does Not Pay #145
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Lev Gleason ⋅ 1955

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