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All Burnt Up! - Strange Suspense Stories #19
A gangster needs to lie low until heat from the police dies down. In the meantime, he stays with a woman and her son.
Underworld Crime #7
Cover of "Underworld Crime" issue 7, depicting two criminals threatening a bound woman.
Cover - Crime Does Not Pay #36
Cover of "Crime Does Not Pay" issue 36, depicting bloody, lawless mayhem.
Paul Chretien, Father of Murderers - Crime Does Not Pay #63
A "true-crime story" about four generations of a murderous family in Revolution-era France
Cover - Guns Against Gangsters #1
Comic cover depicting a man with two guns backed up against a brick wall, facing off against unseen gunmen.
Cover - All-Famous Police Cases #15
Comic cover depicting a man falling from a window, and a policeman looking on in shock.
Cover - Startling Terror Tales #11
Comic cover featuring a man with a gun in the foreground, with multiple policemen in the background.
Cover - Shocking Mystery Cases #56
Comic cover featuring a man with a gun being chased by a policeman, appearing to break through the page.
Cover - Crime SuspenStories #22
Cover depicting a man holding an axe and a woman's severed head. Defended by Bill Gaines at the senate subcommittee hearing.
WHIP, KNIFE SHOWN AS 'COMICS' LURES: Books No Better Under Code, Psychiatrist Tells State Investigating Committee
Recalls a court case in which Dr. Fredric Wertham explains how he was able to purchase a whip from a comic book. He claims that teen-aged murderers were directly influenced by comic books.