Crime Comics Confidential

(July 2021)

Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Steven Brower (credited)

Pencils

Marvin Stein (cover reproduction); ?

Inks

Marvin Stein (cover reproduction); ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Justice Traps the Guilty (Prize, 1947 series) #v7#2 (56) (November 1953)

Indexer Notes

With illustrations from several comics, including a full-page reprint of the cover to Justice Traps the Guilty #56.

Al Capone! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Louis Ravielli (signed)

Inks

Louis Ravielli (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Famous Gangsters (Avon, 1951 series) #1 (April 1951)

Lucky Luciano (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Sensational Police Cases (Avon, 1952 series) #2 (March-April 1954)

Pretty Boy Floyd (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Justice Traps the Guilty (Prize, 1947 series) #v7#7 (61) (April 1954)

John Dillinger (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Sensational Police Cases (Avon, 1952 series) #2 (March-April 1954)

"Dutch" Schultz (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Marion Sitton (signed)

Inks

Marion Sitton (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Sensational Police Cases (Avon, 1952 series) #2 (March-April 1954)

Master Forgers (Table of Contents: 7)

Science Corners the Criminals! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Cole (signed)

Pencils

Jack Cole (signed)

Inks

Jack Cole (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Authentic Police Cases (St. John, 1948 series) #7 (April 1950)
which is reprinted
• from Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series) #1 (December 1939)

How the Masked Blackjack Proved His Innocence (Table of Contents: 8)

The Masked Blackjack / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Gattuso

Inks

Paul Gattuso

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Tom Barton [The Masked Blackjack]; Jerry Barton (his kid brother)

Reprints

• from Authentic Police Cases (St. John, 1948 series) #7 (April 1950)
which is reprinted
• from Punch Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #13 (April 1945)
• from Authentic Police Cases (St. John, 1948 series) #4 (October 1948)
which is reprinted
• from Punch Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #13 (April 1945)

Hoodlum from Hollywood (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Trapped! (Ace Magazines, 1954 series) #2 (December 1954)
which is reprinted
• from Men Against Crime (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #5 (June 1951)

Back-Room Academy (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Real Clue Crime Stories (Hillman, 1947 series) #v5#11 [59] (January 1951)

The Man Who Lost Himself (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Leav (signed)

Inks

Mort Leav (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Wanted Comics (Orbit-Wanted, 1947 series) #24 (January 1950)

Blind As a Bat (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Characters

Mr. Crime

Reprints

• from Crime and Punishment (Lev Gleason, 1948 series) #32 (November 1950)

Personal Favor (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Marvin Stein

Inks

Marvin Stein

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Justice Traps the Guilty (Prize, 1947 series) #v10#6 (90) (December 1957-January 1958)

Manhunt for Joe Becker (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Rockwell (signed)

Inks

Dick Rockwell (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Crime and Punishment (Lev Gleason, 1948 series) #58 (January 1953)

Death from the Fairway (Table of Contents: 15)

Who Dunnit? / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Crime and Punishment (Lev Gleason, 1948 series) #32 (November 1950)

Felix the Rustler (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Real Clue Crime Stories (Hillman, 1947 series) #v6#7 [67] (September 1951)

Whistle-Stop Surprise (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Real Clue Crime Stories (Hillman, 1947 series) #v6#7 [67] (September 1951)

Violence in Venice (Table of Contents: 18)

T-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Reed Crandall

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy; adventure; detective-mystery

Reprints

• from T-Man (Quality Comics, 1951 series) #5 (May 1952)

Wilbur Underhill -- Maniac Killer! (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Molno

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Police Line-Up (Avon, 1951 series) #2 (December 1951)

Cash Box Cassie (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr (signed)

Inks

Leonard Starr (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Real Clue Crime Stories (Hillman, 1947 series) #v3#6 [30] (August 1948)

The Love-Sick Chauffeur (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Suchorsky

Inks

Mike Suchorsky

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical

Reprints

• from Real Clue Crime Stories (Hillman, 1947 series) #v5#11 [59] (January 1951)

His Master's Teeth (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Real Clue Crime Stories (Hillman, 1947 series) #v5#11 [59] (January 1951)

The Jackal (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Lawrence (signed)

Inks

Mort Lawrence (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Wanted Comics (Orbit-Wanted, 1947 series) #24 (January 1950)

War on the Streets (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)

Inks

Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Characters

Danny Rogers; Bomber Boyd; Nick; Peggy Regan; Pa; Mother; Bushy; Judge

Reprints

• from Crime and Punishment (Lev Gleason, 1948 series) #66 (March 1954)

Dead Man's Witness (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Syd Shores

Inks

Syd Shores

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Characters

Vincent Calline (bookmaker)

Synopsis

They were the best organized gang of race track swindlers in the country.

Reprints

• from Wanted Comics (Orbit-Wanted, 1947 series) #32 (December 1950)

Gang Doctor (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

John Buscema

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Wanted Comics (Orbit-Wanted, 1947 series) #32 (December 1950)