Crime Does Not Pay  (1942)

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Lev Gleason • 1942 • Vol. 1
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First "true crime" comic book format

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Lev Gleason • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Scarce issue

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Lev Gleason • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Pre-Comics Code Authority torture cover

1st appearance Mr. Crime

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2nd appearance of Mr. Crime

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Crime Does Not Pay #27

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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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Lev Gleason • 1944 • Vol. 1
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Hanging cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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Crime Does Not Pay #39

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Crime Does Not Pay #46

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Lev Gleason • 1946 • Vol. 1
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Electric chair cover art by Charles Biro

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Extreme violence cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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Crime Does Not Pay #61

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Crime Does Not Pay #63

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: gratuitous violence

Reprinted from True Crime Comics #2

Crime Does Not Pay #64

Lev Gleason • 1948 • Vol. 1
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: Wertham criticizes the publisher of this issue who displayed the comics code logo but did not adhere to the rule that no blood is to be shown

Crime Does Not Pay #65

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Crime Does Not Pay #66

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Crime Does Not Pay #67

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Crime Does Not Pay #68

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Crime Does Not Pay #69

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Crime Does Not Pay #70

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Crime Does Not Pay #71

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