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Series: True Crime Comics

- Attribution History

Years in Print: 1948 - 1949

Detail

Publisher: Flag

Alval Publishers Country:

Canada Language: English Issues: #4 - v2 #9 (6 Issues)

Continued From: none

Continued In: none Disclose

Tracking Notes: Disclose

Notes: Canadian comics reprints of U.S. series: True Crime (Magazine Village, 1947 series) with page-count reduced to 36 (from 52) and other alterations as indicated:
The Canadian issues are shifted up by two (#4, reprints U.S. #2 etc); with Canadian issue #8 switching to Vol.2 (reprinting U.S. #6); hence, vol. 2 #9 is a reprint of U.S. Vol. 2 #1; the final issues for both series (The Canadian edition had limited distribution within U.K).

The U.S. covers to #2 and #3, by Jack Cole were redrawn with violence lessened; the remaining Alval issues reuse their corresponding U.S. covers.

Both countries had 'True Crime' magazines, but these are unconnected to comics series, except visually (both U.S. series came from the same publishing house); the missing early numbers are unaccounted for.

Format

Publication Type: Comic Books

Color: Four Color interiors; full color cover

Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.

Paper Stock: Newsprint interior; glossy cover

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was ongoing Series

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Sample Issue Image

Issue #	Volume	Publication Date	Pages	Content Items
#4	1	November 1948	36	5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#5 2/1	2	January 1949	36	10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#6 2	2	May 1949	36	1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
#7		?	?	1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
v2 #8	2	September 1949	36	1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
v2 #9	2	December 1949	36	6 (5 stories, 1 cover)

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