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Crime Does Not Pay #43 Pub by Lev Gleason/ Comic House 1946 Pre Code Horror Comic
**Sames Estate as the other Pre Code Comics listed**
Title: Crime Does Not Pay #43.
Date: Jan. 1946
Pub by Lev Gleason/ Comic House.
Cover by Charles Biro.
"Stories and art by Robert Bernstein, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Woody Hamlton, Vernon Henkel, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. An unhinged circus clown, spurned by a woman after making a declaration of love (in full clown regalia), then murders her (still in full clown regalia). The infamous Burke and Hare get jobs providing corpses to early medical schools, but when they run out of bodies, they start making fresh ones. Drunken med-school reject "Doc" Moran becomes the underworld's favorite physician."
Condition: Cover is in Very Strong and VG+ Cond. Small bump to top left, and slight curl to binding edge. Back Cover has minor Soiling but very strong VG+. Inside the cover has slight burn top edge. Please see the images provided for more details. If you need more image please tell me what areas you need photographed.
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Title: Crime Does Not Pay #43.
Date: Jan. 1946
Pub by Lev Gleason/ Comic House.
Cover by Charles Biro.
"Stories and art by Robert Bernstein, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Woody Hamlton, Vernon Henkel, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. An unhinged circus clown, spurned by a woman after making a declaration of love (in full clown regalia), then murders her (still in full clown regalia). The infamous Burke and Hare get jobs providing corpses to early medical schools, but when they run out of bodies, they start making fresh ones. Drunken med-school reject "Doc" Moran becomes the underworld's favorite physician."
Condition: Cover is in Very Strong and VG+ Cond. Small bump to top left, and slight curl to binding edge. Back Cover has minor Soiling but very strong VG+. Inside the cover has slight burn top edge. Please see the images provided for more details. If you need more image please tell me what areas you need photographed.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me.
Noted:
Overseas buyers please email me for shipping quote, please provide me with a shipping address and postal code.
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