Justice Traps the Guilty #v5#2 (32)

(November 1951)

Shoplifting Syndicate! [The Full Confession of Macia Douglas!] (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Marvin Stein ?; Bruno Premiani ?

Inks

Marvin Stein ?; Bruno Premiani ?

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

crime

Synopsis

Ordinary factory worker Marcia Douglas cannot resist the temptation to shop lift a purse, but she gets force recruited to join a sydicate of thieves who teach her new skills. In an ironic twist, she employs these skills to bring the syndicate to justice.

Indexer Notes

Stein art per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Jack Kirby on pencils. Premiani art credits per Ger Apeldoorn.

The Deadliest Game! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

crime

Synopsis

Paul Stafford, a dirty ex-lawyer perjures himself to get crime boss Joe Morgan acquitted of a murder rap...for a fee. When Morgan stiffs Stanford on the money, it sets Stafford in search for revenge, which includes murdering Morgan, and taking his place as crime boss. Stafford is too smart for his own good, and finds that he becomes victim of his own wicked schemes.

Don't Gamble With Fire - The Odds Are Against You! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

?

Synopsis

A story warning children against playing with matches, and the penalties for turning in false alarms for house fires.

Knockout Punch (Table of Contents: 4)

The Guilty Always Leave a Clue / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Underworld Banker! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rudy Palais

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

crime

Synopsis

Crooked banker Larry Nash keeps his faithful assistant Joe Aveson under his thumb, but one day, his cruel treatment of his employee has its price.

Indexer Notes

Palais credit seconded by Ger Apeldoorn (July 2013).

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

Closeups / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Id Martin, 30, of Kansas, was broke and out of work...

Genre

crime

Synopsis

six paragraph-long stories of how crime doesn't pay

A Very Careful Guy! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

Mort Meskin ?; George Roussos ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Synopsis

Whitey Draper was a crook with steely nerves and a sensible head. When forced by his peers to do a bank job, Whitey keeps his head when things go badly. This, unfortunately, doesn't save him from the long reach of the law.

Indexer Notes

Roussos credit from Ger Apeldoorn (July 2013).