(May 1952)

Fawcett, 1952 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Roy Ald (credited) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Pfeufer
Inks
Carl Pfeufer
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In this issue: the truth about the death of... Desarro
Genre
crime
Characters
Nick Desarro (inset)

Indexer Notes

The cover mentions Desarro, a character who does not appear in this issue but does appear in issue #1.

Cover Thumbnail for Down with Crime (Fawcett, 1952 series) #4
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Signature of Death (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime
Characters
August Melden; Denusen; Schweiss; Michels; Baski Kozzuk; Mr. Kozzuk; Mack
Synopsis
Melden fakes Heigsten's paintings and kills an art expert who he thinks will declare it a fake.
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Indexer Notes

Baily pencils and inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Sy Barry.

The Aristocrat of Crime! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton
Genre
crime
Characters
Doc Bailey; Dolly; John White; Lonny White; Clem White; Gimpy
Synopsis
Doc plans a big robbery, but is double-crossed by his accomplices.
Reprints

The TV Kidnappers (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe K. Jones (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Ben Allan; Susan Leslie; Mike Pauli
Synopsis
An actress is worried that she will be kidnapped.

One Year To Live (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charlie Tomsey
Inks
Myron Fass
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime
Characters
Death; Charley Boyd; Father Time; Sam
Synopsis
Charley Boyd is given a year to live, so he fearlessly steals money and valuables and lives a life of partying.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["In this issue: the truth about the death of... Desarro"]
  2. 1. ["Underworld Crime the crime comic that pulls no punches!"]
  3. 2. Signature of Death
  4. 3. The Aristocrat of Crime!
  5. 4. The TV Kidnappers
  6. 5. One Year To Live
  7. 6. ["Suspense Detective on each nerve-chilling page... fear... tension... suspense!"]
  8. 7. ["The law scores again in Down With Crime"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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