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Issue: Crime Does Not Pay Archives #1
Publication Date: January 2012
 
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
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Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Books
On Sale Date: 03/27/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9781595822895
UPC/EAN: 9781595822895
Price: $54.99 CAD
$49.99 USD
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Content Items: 71 (41 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date from www.amazon.com. Reprints entire contents of Crime Does Not Pay (Lev Gleason, 1942 Series) #'s 22-25 including covers and most advertisements.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: 7.0" x 10.5"
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover; Dustjacket
Publishing Format: Collected Editions
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Look at What All these Bloody Little Dimes Can Get You

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crime
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Crime Does Not Pay a Completely New Kind of Magazine

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The Real Story Behind Lepke, Mad Dog of the Underworld

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Crime Kings
Louis "Lepke" Buchalter (1897-1944); Nathan "Kid Dropper" Kaplin (1891-1923); Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro (1899-1947); Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen (1893-1927); I. "Danny Field" Friedman (died 1939); Irving Penn (c1897-1939); Louis Cohen (1904-1939)(unnamed in story)
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Story is noted as "Disgrace to the Human Race" #1. Baby Faced Nelson is announced as "Disgrace to the Human Race" #2 appearing in the next issue.
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Wild Bill Hickok

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Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876); Tom Smith (1830-1870); John Wesley "Wes Harding" Hardin (1853-1895); Ben Thompson (1843-1884); Phil Cole (1839-1871); Mike Williams (died 1871)(appears here as Mike McWilliams)
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signature in lower right hand corner of splash page. Next issue blurb promises the story of Pancho Villa.
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Officer Edward Maher and the Mad Dog Killers of Fifth Avenue

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The Esposito Brothers
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Volp is credited on this series by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the artwork here, with marked, bony cheeks and mouth often rendered in two short lines, can be found in his signed London stories in Daredevil Comics #9 and 10 (Lev Gleason).
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The Saga of Harpshead Road

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crime
Big Harp (dies)
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Two-Legged Rats

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Jon Overs (dies)
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The Mad Musician and His Tunes of Doom

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Zilla (dies)
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This volume certain about Tuska being the artist.
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Hollywood's Panther Man, the Jersey Devil

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crime
Crime Corner
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The Case of the Twisted Cigarettes

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crime
Dick Williams
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The Blackout Murder Mystery

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Be a Detective
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The solution appears on the last page of the War Eagle story. This volume certain about Maurer being the artist.
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The Bond Drive

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humorous
Dickie Dean
Bob Montana cameo
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War Bond promo
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Cilicia

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superhero
The War Eagle
The War Eagle [Bill Reed] (introduction); Mrs. Reed (Bill's mother); Bonnie (Bill's sweetheart); Roger Currians; Klein (crew member on S.S. Atlantic, death); Kelly (watchman); Mike (Policeman); The Wrench (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains)
Steel Grey Wings Over America..
Although struck down with infantile paraylsis, wealthy Bill Reed, after being put down by a college rival for his sweetheart's hand, develops a set of wings, and, over a period of two years, perfects them and is able to walk again. He dedicates his life to serving mankind: foiling hijackers, rounding up public enemies, and so on until a foe emerges called the Wrench, who had suffered injuries from grabbing an incendiary bomb in the 1st World War, and who threatens the S.S. Atlantic.
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Only appearance of the War Eagle. The solution to the "Blackout Murder Mystery", found elsewhere in the issue, is found at the bottom of page 10.
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We Have Never Lost a War!

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Promoting the purchase of war bonds and stamps.
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Boy Comics Is Your Magazine

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Advertising Boy Comics (Lev Gleason, 1942 Series).
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New Sensational Features Added to Daredevil Comics

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Advertising Daredevil Comics (Lev Gleason, 1941 Series).
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crime
John Dillinger; Baby Face Nelson; Jim Hamilton
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Free! 50 Original Hand Colored Drawings ...

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Announcing contest.
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The True Story of John Dillinger

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Crime Kings
John Dillinger (introduction, death); Melvin Purvis (introduction)
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John Crandon

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Cop Hero of the Month
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Baby Face Nelson and the Mason City Bank Robbery

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George "Baby Face" Nelson
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Pancho Villa

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Pancho Villa (introduction, death)
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Postal Tax Stamps

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The Ridiculous Riddle of the Murdered Major

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crime
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The White-Masked Terror

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Three Isolated Murders

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crime
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Crime Facts

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The Comic Magazine That Dared to Be Different

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Advertisement for Daredevil Comics (Lev Gleason, 1941 Series).
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Two-Legged Rats

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crime, non-fiction
Joshua the Second [Franz Creffield]; George Mitchell; Esther Mitchell
Creffield starts a religious cult among the women of Corvalis, Oregon.
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Franz Creffield (1871 - 1906), George Mitchell (1883 - 1906) and Esther Mitchell (1888 - 1914).
The years of Joshua's group "The Church of the Bride of Christ" was 1903 - 1906.
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The Monster of Munsterberg

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Pop Klein (introduction, death)
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The Fire Fiends of Missouri

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A hotel arson results in seven deaths.
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It's a Hit

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Advertisement for Boy Comics (Lev Gleason, 1942 Series).
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Free with This Amazing Offer

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Advertisement for Invention Company.
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Free 150 Power Microscope

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Advertisement for Metro Publications.
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crime
Mr. Crime
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crime, humorous
Mr. Crime
Mr Crime.
Ha - there you are! I see your smiling face ...
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Presentation of Mr. Crime.
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The True Story of Jack "Legs" Diamond

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crime
Mr. Crime
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This volume attributes the art as well as the story to Bob Wood.
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The Mystery of Indian Dick and the Phantom Gold Mine

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crime, western
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His Mother's Ghastly Vision

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crime
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Death Works Overtime!! The True Story of Philadelphia's Poison Ring

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Ivy
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crime
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The Amazing Mystery of the Murders of Maltese Mansion

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crime
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The Strange Case of the Four-Legged Witness

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crime
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80 % of last page consists of solution to "The Amazing Mystery of the Murders of Maltese Mansion" earlier in the book, plus a comic advertisement for the purchase of war stamps.
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Canada's New Stamps

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Billy the Kid

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historical, western
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Corpses for Sale

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crime
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The Millen-Faber Case

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crime
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One more page in this reprint than in original version.
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Amazing Gift Offer to "Comic" Readers!

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Choose Your Prize!

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Advertisement for American Specialty Co.
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crime
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Dare Is a Small Word

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Advertisement for Daredevil Comics (Lev Gleason, 1941 Series) and Boy Comics (Lev Gleason, 1942 Series).
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[untitled]

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Get Tiger Power Now. It's Easy!

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Advertisement for Muscle Power Co.
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The True Life Story of Dutch Schultz

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crime
Mr. Crime
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This book attributes both story and art to Dick Wood.
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Dixie Davis

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crime
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So Mean He'd Kill His Mother

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crime
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India

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The Uncanny Mystery of the Jewel of Death

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crime
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Belle Starr

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crime
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This volume attributes the art to Dick Wood, as well as the story.
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The Deadly Fox of the Mohawk

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crime
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Death in Dreamland

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crime
Dick Wood
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Two thirds of last page contains winners of the contest in Silver Streak Comics (Lev Gleason, 1939 Series) #21, as well as solution to "The Uncanny Mystery of the Jewel of Death" earlier in the book.
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The Mail-Box Thief

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crime
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The Oklahoma Prison Break

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Manuel (signed)
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crime
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Now! You Can Own a Genuine Professional Type Reflex Camera ...

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Advertisement for Illinois Camera Company.
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Free with This Offer. 33 Power Telescope Lens Kit

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Advertisement for Metro Publications.
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Gangsters, kidnappers, maniacal killers ...
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Advertisement for Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped: A Crime Does Not Pay Primer (Dark Horse, 2011 Series).
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All True Crime Stories!

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adventure
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Back cover of dustjacket.

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