(March 1948)
Fox,
1948 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-01-02
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- For Adults Only
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fox Feature Syndicate Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fox Feature Publication
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia reads: "'MURDER, INCORPORATED'"
On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1948, page 80, registration number B136329.
On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1948, page 80, registration number B136329.
Vincent Coll: Mad Dog of Crime
A True Crime Story / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cold as a rattlesnake, self intoxicated, and filled with sadistic viciousness...
- Genre
- crime; non-fiction
- Characters
- Vincent Coll; Charley; Vince; Dutch Schultz; Gino Barrelli; Dominick Bolona; Richard Amato; Jack Soucille; Joey Rao; Frenchy Demange; Mr. Madden
Indexer Notes
Story begins on the inside front cover with blue and black duotone color.
Buck Kelly: The Kill Crazy Monster of 'Frisco
A True Crime Story / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In one of the maddest, most senseless and sadistically bloody orgys...
- Genre
- crime; non-fiction
- Characters
- George "Buck" Kelly; Moose Potter; Malva
- Reprints
-
in Sensational Crime Comics (Pioneer Publications, 1948 series) #26 (June 1948) -
in Spook (Star Publications, 1953 series) #25 (July 1953) [retitled]
-
- Keywords
- hanging
Indexer Notes
Palais pencils and possible inks per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
The Jealous Killer!
A True Crime Story / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The early morning of January 12, 1941 was bitterly cold...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Mark Bramwell; Lila Harvey; Daniel Parker; Silas K. Rusch; Charles McGrath; John Lincoln
- Reprints
- in Startling Terror Tales (Star Publications, 1953 series) #5 (April 1953) [retitled]
-
George Fowler: Miami's Masquerader
A True Crime Story / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A contemptible, murderous sneak, Arthur William Fowler killed every time...
- Genre
- crime; non-fiction
- Characters
- Arthur William Fowler [George Fowler]; Ellen; Cassidy; Joe; Hal; Finley
- Reprints
- in Spook (Star Publications, 1953 series) #24 (May 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
Possible Gil Kane pencils per Stephen Ittner (February 2015) and Nick Caputo (January 2016), though this story was discussed on the GCD-Main email list in March 2015 and the consensus was that Kane had not worked on this story.
Scoop!
Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Complete picture-taking picture-making outfit for only $4.98
Indexer Notes
Mail order ad for a camera and developing outfit from Illinois Merchandise Mart, Dept. 2517-A, 1227 Loyola Ave., Chicago 26, Illinois.
New Easy Way Teaches Guitar
Jim Major / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wish I could play the guitar and be popular...
- Characters
- Jim; boy; girl
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover ad for guitar lesson book from Jim Major, Dept. 254-C, 230 East Ohio Street, Chicago 11, Illinois. Contains four panels of sequential art.
The Greatest Ball-Point Pen and Billfold Bargain in America!
Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here without a doubt is the greatest merchandise bargain...
Indexer Notes
Back cover mail order ad for a ball-point pen and billfold from Illinois Merchandise Mart, Dept. 2624, 1227 Loyola Ave., Chicago 26, Illinois.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Dressed to Kill!
A True Crime Story -
1.
Vincent Coll: Mad Dog of Crime
A True Crime Story -
2.
Buck Kelly: The Kill Crazy Monster of 'Frisco
A True Crime Story -
3.
The Jealous Killer!
A True Crime Story -
4.
George Fowler: Miami's Masquerader
A True Crime Story -
5.
Scoop!
Illinois Merchandise Mart -
6.
New Easy Way Teaches Guitar
Jim Major -
7.
The Greatest Ball-Point Pen and Billfold Bargain in America!
Illinois Merchandise Mart
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Bill Devine
- Gregory Fischer
- Clint Maxwell
- Jim Van Dore
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