(February 1948)
Marvel,
1948 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-11-16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Official Comics Inc.
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
Formerly Official True Crime Cases.
Index updated with information from Tom Lammers and atlastales.com.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June 1948.
Index updated with information from Tom Lammers and atlastales.com.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June 1948.
[Killing Was His Business!]
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- O.K., coppers... Ya can come around and pick up...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Wilbur Underhill; Roy
- Reprints
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in All True Crime Cases Comics (Bell Features, 1948 series) #26 ([circa Spring 1948])
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Indexer Notes
Alascia inks per Nick Caputo, December 2019. Previous indexer credited Shores.
Killing Was His Business!
comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- 2127
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Fate (introduction; host of crime stories; only appearance?); Wilbur Underhill; Roy; Benson; Bradley
- Synopsis
- Wilbur worships his gun 'sweetheart' but falls out of favor with other criminals because he kills people during robberies. After Roy turns Wilbur in, Wilbur breaks out of prison and kills Roy for betraying him. Wilbur's killing spree finally brings the FBI down on him and 'Sweetheart' jams during the gunfight, leaving the FBI to riddle him with bullets.
- Keywords
- Picher; Shawnee
Indexer Notes
Possible Becker pencils per Nick Caputo, December 2019.
Guns Talked in Abilene!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- 2278
- Genre
- crime; western-frontier
- Characters
- John Wesley Hardin (dies in this story); Wild Bill Hickok; Nate Somers; Sal; Selman
- Synopsis
- When Hardin injures Selman in an arrest attempt, Selman vows vegeance. Some 25 years later, Hardin gets out of prison and Selman executes him in the street. Selman is himself killed.
- Keywords
- Abilene; El Paso; Golden Egg saloon
Indexer Notes
Semi-historical biographical account of western outlaw John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895); features lawman James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok (1837-1876).
One of These Circus Performers Is a Killer!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Everett ?; ? (see notes)
- Inks
- Bill Everett ?; ? (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- 2144
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Mike Trapp; Faro the Armless Wonder; Nola; Crandall; Giganto; Spike
- Synopsis
- Crandall is murdered, seemingly by a strong man, but Trapp discerns Crandall was actually killed by someone with strong feet - Faro. Faro runs from Trapp but falls to his death on the high wire.
Indexer Notes
Nick Caputo suspects Bill Everett was involved in some combination of pencils or inks.
Blurbs on splash read, "An 'All-True Crime' Extra" and "Detective Mike Trapp was able to pick out the murderer! Can You?" Solution of the crime printed upside down in last panel.
[Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
For Official True Crime Cases Comics, 1 Oct 1947. Stan Lee, Editor and Managing Editor; Martin Goodman, Business Manager.
He Lived with Danger!
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- 2162
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- John J. Broderick; Slugger; Lefty; Henry; Dave
- Synopsis
- Broderick switches from fire fighting to police work and becomes a dedicated policeman, working his way up to detective by never shrinking from danger.
The Mighty Manhunt!
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- 2238
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Hugh De Autremont; Roy De Autremont; Ray De Autremont; Arthur; Raleigh; Myers
- Synopsis
- After robbing a train the De Autremont brothers change their names and try to disappear but eventually the FBI follows a lead to their new identities and the brothers are all arrested.
- Keywords
- Columbus; Manila; Philippines; Steubenville
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Killing Was His Business!]
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1.
Killing Was His Business!
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2.
Guns Talked in Abilene!
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3.
[no title indexed]
Wanted by the F.B.I. -
4.
One of These Circus Performers Is a Killer!
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5.
Born to Hang
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6.
Remember!
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7.
[Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.]
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8.
He Lived with Danger!
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9.
For the Best in Teen Comic Reading
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10.
The Mighty Manhunt!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Del Gruber
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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