Four Color #23 - Gang Busters

(1941)

The Teeth of the Law (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Jim Chambers (signed)

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Jim Chambers (signed)

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Genre

non-fiction; crime

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover in black, white and blue.

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

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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This is the story of Hank Lamar

Genre

crime

Characters

John Winston; Tony Carter; Hank Lamar [also as John Williams; also as Mr. Hammer; also as George Benson] (villain)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #51 (May 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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Gus McGoig's ambition was to make Dillinger look like a piker.

Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Thula [also as Rose Dean]; Gus McGoig (villain); Clarence Bunch (villain; death); Pete Dean (villain); Frank Hopson (villain)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #53 (July 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Dick Fletcher (signed as Fletcher)

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Dick Fletcher (signed as Fletcher)

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Whitey Day left his father's farm at the age of twenty to seek the 'easy money'

Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Officer Tobin; Officer Ryan; Mr. Morton; Mrs. Morton; Whitey Day (villain, death); Sharp (villain); Nick (villain); Smiley (villain)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #54 (August 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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Late one night, a gray touring car pulls up at the Jane's Filling Station

Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Officer Mike Bauer (death); Mr. Janes; Edwin Asher; Mrs. Asher; Mr. Pacelli; Mrs. Hall; Mabel; Joe Prince [also as Joe Klein] (villain); Rusty Hall (villain)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #55 (September 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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Jud Durk, called the "Phantom"...

Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Pat; Clarence; Bill; Dave Durk (villain); The Phantom [Jud Durk; also as Jim Mason] (villain); Tex Willard (villain); Jess (villain)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #56 (October 1940)

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

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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It is on a cold January night back in 1925

Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Officer John Floyd (death); Mr. Allen; Red Caulkett [also as H.C. Jones; also as H.C. Johnson] (villain, death); M.H. Dugan [also as J. Blake] (villain, death)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #57 (November 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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Erwin Hess (signed as Erwin L. Hess)

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'Smart guy' Howard Sawyer

Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Sally Jones; Mr. Baumann; Spatz [Bud Hogan] (villain); Howard Sawyer (villain)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #58 (December 1940)

Pete Bono (Table of Contents: 9)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Mr. Loeder; Mr. Smith (death); Pete Bono (villain); Bo Baxter (villain)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #60 (February 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Dan Gormley (signed)

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Dan Gormley (signed)

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'Harlequin Eyes,' the name given Sigmund Shults

Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Officer Kelly; Jake; Joyce; Harlequin Eyes [Sigmund Shults] (villain); Sadie Shults (villain, death)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #63 (May 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Dan Gormley (signed)

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Dan Gormley (signed)

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In south Chicago, Illinois, one of the cleverest gangs...

Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Officer Grey; Ralph Gilmore (death); The Durowsky Gang [Jan Durowsky (villain, death); Grogan (villain, death); Jack (villain, death); Slug (villain, death)]

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #67 (September 1941)

'Sailor' Kimbro (Table of Contents: 12)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Dan Gormley (signed)

Inks

Dan Gormley (signed)

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Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Officer Murphy; Sadie; Sailor Kimbro (villain); Jake Curry (villain)

Reprints

• from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #71 (January 1942)

Keywords

Midland City

Indexer Notes

Story concludes on inside back cover and back cover. Inside back cover is in black, white and blue.