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Issue: Almanac of Crime #[1]

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Publication Date: January 1948

Issue #[1]

Detail

Issues: #[1] of 2 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Fox

Brand: none

Indicia Publisher: Fox Feature Syndicate Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 148

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.25 USD

Indicia Frequency: none

Content Items: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): ?

Notes: According to "OtherEric" at http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/, his copy of this contains: a 16-page signature, Jo-Jo (Fox, 1947 series) #20, Western Thrillers (Fox, 1948 series) #2, Phantom Lady (Fox, 1947 series) #19, and Famous Crimes (Fox, 1948 series) #3.

Another copy, from the Bill Devine collection has the same 16-page signature, however the remaindered copies bound inside are Tegra (Fox, 1948 series) #1, Zago (Fox, 1948 series) #1, Phantom Lady (Fox, 1947 series) #19, and Crimes By Women (Fox, 1948 series) #2.

Date listed is copyright date as listed in the front inside cover. A copyright date August 3, 1948 for 3 of the above comics, would indcate this issue's on sale date as October 1948 or later.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Squarebound

Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Format Notes:

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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.

Reprinted From3

3 Content Items

reprinted 3 times from Content Items in other Issues.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Title Page

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Content Items (6 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Cattle Kate: The Queen of the Rustlers!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: crime, western

Character(s): Kate Maxwell [Ella Watson]; Zeb; Jim Averill; Mamie; Pete

First Line: Her fiery temper made Kate Maxwell famous throughout the Sweetwater Valley...

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Women Outlaws #1 published July 1948
was Cattle Kate: The Queen of the Rustlers [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 9

Notes: First page on inside front cover in red and black ink. Indicia at the bottom of page.

Kiss of Death Kate

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: western

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Western True Crime #15 [1] published August 1948
was Kiss of Death Kate [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Frankie Yale

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime, informational, non-fiction

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Women Outlaws #1 published July 1948
was Frankie Yale [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime, mystery

Character(s): Crane; Lana Roxanne; Leroy Kovitch; June Hollister; Niles Gans

First Line: Hello, there! My name is Crane!

Synopsis: A Hollywood starlet has been murdered and private eye Crane has been called in by the studio to investigate. The story has clues and the mystery is solved in the last two upside-down panels.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover. Possibly Forgione's first published comics work at age 19.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Character(s): Chuck; Frankie

First Line: Our story takes place in a small eastern town

Synopsis: Two crooks break into a bank vault and make a big score. However, one of them does not want to share with the other. The word balloons are not definitive.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Artwork appears to be that of Jack Cole, however it is not known if he worked at Fox. Also in the upper left corner of the first panel there is a monogram signature of the letter 'A' within either the letter 'C' or 'E'.