There was even a senate investigation into delinquency. This book has been labeled restored slight c1 by cgc due to a small amount of color touch on the cover, tear seals to. The genre was originally popular in the late 1940s and early 1950s and is marked by a moralistic editorial tone and graphic depictions of violence and criminal activity. Crime suspenstories 1992 russ cochrangemstone comic books. Classic golden age covers as designated by overstreet. This issue was exhibited and used in the senate investigations on child delinquency. Youll find new or used products in golden age crime comics on ebay. Except that ff 5 is consistently one of the 10 top hottest hobby key issues. For peace of mind, every comic book is fully insured. On tuesday we saw the first live auction for a cgc 4. Once called the most notorious cover illustration of all time johnny craigs artwork for e.
The first 200 have returned from cgc in late november and you can see those in the new arrivals section being uploaded daily. Weve been looking on ebay to find the best comic book listings available that match your interests. Know for it strength in storytelling and its great set of artists for the time i am impressed with the book. The title first arrived on newsstands with its octobernovember 1950 issue and ceased publication with its februarymarch 1955 issue, producing a total of 27 issues. Action comics 36, 52, 61, 63, 89, 108 adventure comics 37, 67, 79. Cgc comics for sale by sell my comic books sellmycomicbooks. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. Probably the most iconic of all the ec classic covers, it features an amazing johnny craig decapitation cover. This classic johnny craig cover is more than the greatest precode decapitation cover. Roly poly comic book 14 romantic adventures 50 science comics 2, 3, 4 scoop comics 2.
Read crime suspenstories comic online free and high quality. Out of the 27 issues in this title a few were used in soti and the senate hearings, but theres only one issue in this run i consider truly worth grabbing. Another great way to collect all of these ec classics is the handy. If future interest in kazar grows strong enough to include him in the mcu, this comic will almost certainly see more attention as it features his origin story.
Ive borrowed the following commentary from richard wolfes excellent crime comic cover website crimeboss this cover wins the contest for most notorious cover. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. This book is arguably the most recognizable cover in the genre and is generally the first big pch book that. Crime suspenstories comic read crime suspenstories comic. It dredged up some pretty horrifying covers on crime comics back in the day. A petty thief learns that his virtual double, a millionaire, is an amnesia victim residing at a local sanitarium, and plans to somehow get into the sanitarium, dispose of the rich man and take his place, then suddenly come out of his amnesia state, and assume the mans identity. It is a beautiful book, one of my all time favorite covers, and a pch classic. This is a beautiful reprint edition of the first six issues of the ec comics crime supsenstories from the fifties. Our books include key issues from all eras, plus handpicked modern variants and hardtofind comics from the 1930s to now. Crime suspenstories comic book covers cloudy girl pics. Shop ebay for great deals on golden age crime comics. Shop for crime suspenstories 1950 comics on, your friendly online comic book store. Price each book 1015% higher than what it currently goes.
Cohcgc graded keys crime suspenstories 22, rifleman. Crime comics is a genre of american comic books and format of crime fiction. Please see enlarged scans for the exact comic book you will receive. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics. If you like crime stories w a twist you would probably like this set. Cgc graded comic books for sale by sell my comic books. Crime suspenstories 20, 22 crimes by women 6 criminals on the run 7 cyclone comics 3. Crime suspenstories formerly vault of horror, 27 issues. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. I need some extra income and i am planning to sell one of them, but which one.
If youre into stray bullets, sin city or any of todays crime comics, wait until you get a load of these classics. The overstreet classic decapitation cover, by johnny craig, is one of the most infamous precode horror covers ever produced. Letters credit added by craig delich, verified by al feldstein. Crime suspenstories was a bimonthly anthology crime comic published by ec comics in the early 1950s. In other words, they had all the qualities that you wanted in a person, but there just wasnt that spark. Estes kefauvers questioning of ec publisher william gaines, this issue was likely the straw that broke the camels back, led to the publication of fredrick werthams seduction of the innocent, and the formation. It was even used in a senate investigation on juvenile delinquency. This controversial cover holds a special place in the history of the formation of the comics code. The second is the css 22 and i put up information on sales for a 4. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for.
If you want to look for something else you can specify a filter on the left or use the searchbox on top of the page. Css 22 is more than just the most notorious precode comic book cover. Used in senate investigation of juvenile delinquency. Perhaps you have an empty shelf or long box to fill up. A cover gallery for the comic book crime suspenstories. This cover represents the single most significant moment in precode comic book history. This classic decapitation cover by johnny craig is one of the most infamous precode horror covers ever produced, and it was consequently used in a senate investigation on the corruption of americas youth by comic books. Ecs crime suspenstories featured some of the best crime comics work ever. To date, over have gone to cgc for grading and we have put up over 4,000 non cgc on the site at this point. Johnny craig once called the most notorious cover illustration of all time johnny craigs artwork for e. This book will be packaged very well and shipped timely. Company background we have been buyingselling comic books for more than 30 years and we understood how to handle comic books to ensure that they will arrive at your doorstep without any damage.
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