TOP 30 PRE-CODE CRIME BOOKS
So after the PCH list, I figured I would try a shorter Crime list, then maybe others depending the success. I went with 30 as I do not know nearly enough to do a top 50. Anyway, here it is, based 100% on my opinion and what I THINK I know about the market.
*** ORIGINALLY POSTED NOV 6 2016 ***
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Cool comic, cool cover, not really known. Good way to start off the list. |
29 – Thrilling Crime Cases #49 Final issue of the series and a classic LB Cole cover. |
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Classic Hypodermic Needle cover and addiction story. |
Tough to find and by no means cheap is not a great combination unless you are the owner. |
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While I think a lot of folks are going to go with Issue 4 here, I had to pick from the 2 and went with this cover. |
One of the two Johnny Craig suicide covers. An easier to acquire book from the list. |
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1st Captain Crime appearance and a cool pre New Trend EC. |
Snake Pit Murder… It’s a thing. |
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Intense and creepy at the same time. Good girl art to boot. |
Creepy ass cover obviously by the master Craig. |
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Teenage Dope Slaves? The over the topness of this cover is a real achievement. |
Ahahaha |
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Great classic cover and a scarcely seen book |
I like this book a lot and think the market is a bit lite on it considering the content. |
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Classic Lingerie cover. |
Bondage and blood draining? The things some people collect… |
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Classic Craig Suicide cover. Wildly graphic even by today’s standards(why yes, that is brain splatter exiting the skull). |
If Shaun Leggitt wrote a crime comic, this would be it. |
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First issue of the 3 comic run. Fantastic Electrocution cover by LB cole. |
Another fantastically graphic cover, this one by Charles Biro. |
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Anytime a Hypodermic Needle hits a comic cover it is an instant classic. This is certainly no exception to the rule, and could be a big part of why folks are chasing covers like that. |
Classic Bad girl crime cover. Excellent subject matter and used in SOTI. |
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The Ultimate Cat Fight cover! For the time(1949) this was EXTREMELY GRAPHIC. By no means an easy find but the search continues! |
Strangulation cover with the Reaper waiting patiently. |
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Wow, I almost see this as a horror comic, but it fits nice on this list, so, here it is. Great over the top cover to grab your attention and take your 10 cents. |
What a great cover by Jack Cole. Incredibly graphic, as are the previous 2 issues, and its argued that #2 is the better book. For me this is the clear winner from the trio. |
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4 – Lawbreakers Suspense Stories 11 What??? What??? Cutting people’s tongues out on the cover of a Charlton comic book… Yeah, I have no idea why the Comics Code Authority was introduced… |
Another severed head cover, this featuring what we assume is the killer trying to dump the body in the sewer… |
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Who didn’t see this coming? Unless you thought this classic decapitation cover by Johnny Craig would be resting in the number one spot. Nope, though this comic is a monster and commands hundreds of dollars in the lowest of grades, it is outshined by… |
Not sure what to say, this is so beyond over the top that it easily competes with the top shock horror covers of the period. A fan, collector and investor’s safehaven for parking some funds, this book seems a safe a bet as any comic as shock value is not going to decline. |
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