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Crime Does Not Pay Archives volume 30
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One of the best-selling comics of the 1940s, Crime Does Not Pay focused on violent mobsters and murderous lowlifes who machine-gunned their way through the urban underworld...until justice landed them in the chair! In 1954, the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency targeted this comic series for its graphic violence, eventually leading to the creation of the repressive Comics Code Authority. Includes "Million Dollar Robbery, drawn by Alvin Hollingsworth"...
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Crime Does Not Pay Archives volume 26
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The celebrated pre-Code Crime Does Not Pay comics are finally collected into a series! The infamous Crime Does Not Pay stories, focusing on criminal scum, nefarious mobsters, and urban legends, made Crime Does Not Pay one of the most popular comics of the 1940s. This series was a favorite target of censors and is partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics Code Authority! Revered, influential, and very hard to find, Crime Does...
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Crime Does Not Pay Archives volume 46
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A crooked path of theft, extortion, and murder can only lead one place: the electric chair! When will these no-good mugs learn? The latest volume of the Eisner and Harvey Award–nominated archival series of the wildly popular 1940s true-crime comic series, with a new foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (Sleepers). Foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (New York Times best-selling author of Sleepers)!
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Crime Does Not Pay Archives volume 34
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Crime Does Not Pay - the true-crime comic that enjoyed massive circulation throughout the forties and fifties - was a hit with readers, but an easy target for Seduction of the Innocent author Dr. Fredric Wertham! The 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency hammered Crime Does Not Pay for its graphic scenes of violence, ultimately leading to the formation of the rigid Comics Code Authority. With a new foreword by modern crime maestro David...
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Crime Does Not Pay Archives volume 38
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Deadly dames and streetwise mugs populate the pages of Crime Does Not Pay, the 1940s true-crime comic that was a hit with millions of readers, but a scandal for the guardians of public decency. This controversial series, in which each mobster's reign of mayhem ended behind bars or in the "hot seat," are collected into one hard-hitting volume with a new foreword by comics journalist Paul Gravett (Comics International)!
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Crime Does Not Pay Archives volume 42
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Tommy-gun-toting toughs roar across the pages of Crime Does Not Pay, the sensational 1940s comic that enraptured millions with its scandalous stories of criminal scum, ripped right from the headlines! Features a new foreword by Goosebumps author R.L. Stine! Nearly seventy years later, CRIME still has the power to thrill and shock!