(May 1951)

Lev Gleason, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Lev Gleason Publications Inc.
Brand
Lev Gleason Publications
Editing
Charles Biro; Bob Wood

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Biro (signed)
Inks
Charles Biro (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

Scourge of the Bookies (Table of Contents: 1)

A True Crime Story / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Q. Sale (signed)
Inks
Robert Q. Sale (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Officer Common Sense

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's free! No money to pay! Sent to you without cost!
Synopsis
Ad offering readers a set of three cards (15 different in all) in exchange for two coupons that could be clipped from the first page of the comic book. Includes a checklist of the cards: Set One (Pee Wee, Gruesome Jones, Iron Jaw); Set Two (Chip Gardner, Bumper, Curly); Set Three (Wise Guys Group, Crimebuster and Squeeks, Reliapon); Set Four (Scarecrow, Daredevil, Dilly Duncan); Set Five (Black Diamond and Reliapon, Squeeks, Hot Rock Flanagan).

Number 28 Motham Square (Table of Contents: 3)

A True Crime Story / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony DiPreta (signed as DiPreta)
Inks
Tony DiPreta (signed as DiPreta)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

The Case of Wallace Grady (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Rockwell (signed as DR)
Inks
Dick Rockwell (signed as DR)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime

Hot Seat (Table of Contents: 5)

A True Crime Story / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles Biro
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy

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

This'll Kill Ya! / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Looks like Shorty was working in the rain last night!
Genre
humor

The Shakedown Murder Case (Table of Contents: 8)

A True Crime Story Who Dunnit? / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

Stanley the Explorer (Table of Contents: 9)

Stamp Page / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Sidney Elias (credited as Sidney M. Elias)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Scourge of the Bookies
    A True Crime Story
  3. 2. ["It's free! No money to pay! Sent to you without cost!"]
    Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards
  4. 3. Number 28 Motham Square
    A True Crime Story
  5. 4. The Case of Wallace Grady
  6. 5. Hot Seat
    A True Crime Story
  7. 6. Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb
  8. 7. ["Looks like Shorty was working in the rain last night!"]
    This'll Kill Ya!
  9. 8. The Shakedown Murder Case
    A True Crime Story Who Dunnit?
  10. 9. Stanley the Explorer
    Stamp Page
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Keith Chandler
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls