True Crime Comics
#v2#1
(August-September 1949)
Magazine Village,
1947 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-07-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Magazine Village Inc.
- Editing
- John Giunta
Issue Notes
Editor credit reported by Art Lortie (16 September 2015) on the GCD-Chat discussion list from Sam Moskowitz's obituary of John Giunta in the fanzine Luna Monthly (Ann Dietz, 1969 series) #20 (January 1971).
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Boston's Bloody Gang War
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
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from True Crime Comics (Magazine Village, 1947 series) #v1#2 (May 1947 [1948])
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[no title indexed]
Crime On My Hands / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Raymond Van Houten ?; James Taurasi ?
- Pencils
- Will Johnson (signed) (2 gag panels); Jack Cole (signed) (gag panel); ? [as C O H] (signed) (gag panel)
- Inks
- Will Johnson (signed) (2 gag panels); Jack Cole (signed) (gag panel); ? [as C O H] (signed) (gag panel)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I got the seeds from my congressman
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Four gag panels of which two are signed by Will Johnson, one by Jack Cole and the other as 'C O H'.
Potential script credit(s) reported by Art Lortie (16 September 2015) on the GCD-Chat discussion list from Sam Moskowitz's obituary of John Giunta in the fanzine Luna Monthly (Ann Dietz, 1969 series) #20 (January 1971).
Punishment Through the Ages
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- James Taurasi (signed)
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Through the ages man has been punished...
- Genre
- non-fiction
The Hanging Judge
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Raymond Van Houten (signed as Ray Van Houten)
- Pencils
- Ed Smalle ? (credited as Jack Small)
- Inks
- Ed Smalle ? (credited as Jack Small)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime; western-frontier
- Characters
- Judge Isaac Charles Parker
- Reprints
-
in True Crime Comics (Alval Publishers, 1948 series) #v2#9 (December 1949)
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Indexer Notes
Keith Chandler : The artist is credited as Jack Small. Edwin Jon Smalle, who most notably drew Congo Bill for National for many years, is credited by Bails as being a member of the Funnies Inc. shop at this date. 'Jack' is a common form for 'Jo(h)n'. It seems like a possibile identification.
His Name Was Mudd
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sam Moskowitz (signed)
- Pencils
- George Roussos (credited as George Russo)
- Inks
- George Roussos (credited as George Russo)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The President is shot!
- Genre
- crime; historical
- Characters
- John Wilkes Booth; Doctor Samuel Mudd; Lt. Lovett; Burke; President Johnson; Mrs. Mudd
- Synopsis
- The arrest, trial and sentencing of Doctor Samuel Mudd for treating Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. His heroism during an attack of yellow fever while imprisoned on Devil's Island results in a Presidential Pardon.
- Reprints
- in True Crime Comics (Alval Publishers, 1948 series) #v2#9 (December 1949)
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[no title indexed]
Crime On My Hands / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Clancy. I could stay like this forever!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Four gag panels (none signed).
Potential script credit(s) reported by Art Lortie (16 September 2015) on the GCD-Chat discussion list from Sam Moskowitz's obituary of John Giunta in the fanzine Luna Monthly (Ann Dietz, 1969 series) #20 (January 1971).
Check the March of Crime!
comic story / 0.75 page
- Script
- Raymond Van Houten (signed as Ray Van Houten)
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This man could be you...
- Genre
- crime
Indexer Notes
To win $5 send in your true personal incidents to our "Check The March of Crime Department".
March of Crime!
comic story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't be a sucker...Be careful...!
- Genre
- crime
Indexer Notes
This is a separate feature to the one which precedes it. The art is not by Wally Wood.
Big Time
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Ira Zweifach (credited)
- Pencils
- Manny Stallman (credited)
- Inks
- Manny Stallman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm Winnie McKeever...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Winnie McKeever (crook); Arthur Wright (crook)
- Reprints
- in True Crime Comics (Alval Publishers, 1948 series) #v2#9 (December 1949)
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Of Paste and Pearls
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Green light.
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Joe Nale
The Terror
comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes...Get set for the fantastic story of Ernest Proughly...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Ernest Proughly; Bregher (crook); Police Chief Dennis Brockton
- Reprints
- in True Crime Comics (Alval Publishers, 1948 series) #v2#9 (December 1949)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Boston's Bloody Gang War
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1.
Boston's Bloody Gang War
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2.
["I got the seeds from my congressman"]
Crime On My Hands -
3.
Punishment Through the Ages
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4.
The Hanging Judge
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5.
His Name Was Mudd
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6.
["Oh, Clancy. I could stay like this forever!"]
Crime On My Hands -
7.
Check the March of Crime!
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8.
March of Crime!
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9.
Big Time
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10.
Of Paste and Pearls
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11.
The Terror
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Pat Conolly
- Steve Jenner
- Axel Kahlstorff
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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