Crime Does Not Pay is an American comic book series published between 1942 and 1955 by Lev Gleason Publications. Edited and chiefly written by Charles Biro, the title launched the crime comics genre and was the first "true crime" comic book series.
“Which makes it all the worse,” agreed Wilson as the other officers nodded. “The kid's jumpy. He didn't have to shoot Blue in the luggage shop stickup. We've got to pick up that kid – but quick – or he'll KILL AGAIN.
See why this series was both revered and reviled in this unique "best of" primer! * Crime Does Not Pay editor Bob Wood brutally murdered his girlfriend and was later murdered himself!
This volume also features an enlightening new foreword by Eisner Award-winning writer Jeff Jensen (Green River Killer)!
" Collecting issues #1-#6 of War Against Crime from the twisted artistic talents of Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Lee Ames, Jack Kamen, Ed Moore, Graham Ingels, Stan Asch, Leonard Starr, and more, and more.
The Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated series continues to recount the crimes of the law-breaking scoundrels, brutal bank robbers, heartless serial killers, and ruthless gangsters of days gone by--while reprinting some of the most notorious ...
In 1954, the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency targeted this comic series for its graphic violence, eventually leading to the creation of the repressive Comics Code Authority.
Now revered and mythic, this collection of the first four hardtofind Crime Does Not Pay comics features a fine roster of Golden Age creators and a new introduction by Matt Fraction (Iron Man, Casanova)!
Provides insight into a variety of notorius criminals and their crimes, including Scott Peterson, the Columbine killers, and Ted Kaczynski, along with fascimiles of removable evidence from their casefiles.
Now revered and mythic, this collection of the first four hardtofind Crime Does Not Pay comics features a fine roster of Golden Age creators and a new introduction by Matt Fraction (Iron Man, Casanova)!
Dark Horse reprints the infamous comic series, including all the original ads, text pieces, and letters!