Crime Detector #5

(July 1954)

25 Big 8" X 10" Glossy Pictures - Your Choice $1.00 (Table of Contents)

Sunset Fan Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indicia at bottom of page: "Published bi-monthly by Timor Publications." Inside front cover.

Gun Happy (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre:

crime

Characters:

Bill Parker; Tom Parker; Sgt. Bob Crawford; Ann Parker (nee Crawford); Mrs. Parker

Synopsis:

Tom Parker's fascination with guns leads him and his wife to a life of crime.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Teen-Aged Dope Slaves and Reform School Girls (Eclipse, 1989 series) #[nn] (1989)

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Loosely based upon the film noir classic, Gun Crazy, 1950 directed by Joseph H. Lewis.
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0042530/ (info from Frank Motler on the gcd-main list, January 2010)

The Deadly Needle! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

crime

Characters:

Captain Craig (of the Homicide Department); Tim; Cartells' butler; James Cartell; John Cartell

Synopsis:

Captain Craig solves the murder of James Cartell.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Teen-Aged Dope Slaves and Reform School Girls (Eclipse, 1989 series) #[nn] (1989)

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A solve-the-mystery story with the solution in an upside-down last panel.

Ladies' 20 Dresses For $3.50 (Table of Contents)

Mail Order Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Reversible Auto Seat Covers (Table of Contents)

Mardo Sales Corporation / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Amazing Double-Action Skin Treatment That Conceals As It Medicates (Table of Contents)

Scope Products Co / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Death for Sale (Table of Contents)

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Genre:

crime

Characters:

John "Fats" Logan; Mrs. Krummen; Mrs. Anthony Samuels; Dr. Albert Samuels; Dr. Ericson

Synopsis:

"Fats" Logan accepts a contract to kill Anthony Samuels on the eve of his critical operation.

Slaughter In The Court (Table of Contents)

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Genre:

crime

Characters:

Claude Allen; Jack Allen; mayor of Hicksville, VA; Floyd Allen; Victor Allen; Wesley Allen; Sidna Allen

Synopsis:

It takes the state police to put an end to the Allens' crime spree.

The Penalty Of Being Big... (Table of Contents)

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Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Romans used captured scholars as teachers, but big slaves as gladiators.

Vengeance! (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre:

crime

Characters:

Lew Sawyer; Mrs. Mary Jones; Chief of Police P. J. Murphy; Mrs. Grace Moore; Marshall Russ Lewis; Deputy Tim Lawton

Synopsis:

An ex-husband kills one of his wife's friends.

Medical Tablet Discovery! (Table of Contents)

Gary Pharmacal / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Borrow Money By Mail! (Table of Contents)

State Finance Co / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ultimate Destiny (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Dr. Howard Channy; Johnathan Barkley; Lahama Khan; Lucian

Synopsis:

Johnathan Barkely frightens his friend, Dr. Channy, with his recollection of what happened in Tibet.

Reprints:

• in Halloween Horror (Eclipse, 1987 series) #1 (October 1987)
• in Haunted Horror (IDW Publishing, 2012 series) #1 (October 2012)

Prizes Given - Make Money Too! (Table of Contents)

The FUNman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Play Piano The First Day...Or Don't Pay! (Table of Contents)

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Inside back cover.

Want To Make $40.60? (Table of Contents)

General Card Co / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Back cover.