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Cover: Charles Biro
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Crime Does Not Pay #35

Sep 1944 · Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue features multiple crime stories including "The Case of the Jersey Kid" by Dick Wood, in which mobster Frankie, known as the Jersey Kid, orchestrates a bank robbery in Newark, New Jersey while planning to flee to Chicago for a vacation after the job, only to face law enforcement pursuit in the woods. Additional stories advertised on the cover include "One Man Crime-Wave," "Prenzi of Peree," and "The Case of the Missing Toe," all presented as true crime narratives.

Contains 6 stories
One Man Crime Wave
12 pp · Crime
Mr. Crime
Pranzini of Paree
7 pp · Crime

In a Parisian setting at the turn of the twentieth century, a charming con artist known as Adlon Mario, who thrives on seducing women for money, finds himself pursued by a woman who claims to be his long-lost love. As he tries to escape the chaos of his past, he's ultimately exposed and confronted by the police, who are already aware of his crimes.

The Case of the Missing Toe
7 pp · Crime

In 1845, Howard Hulloff, a self-proclaimed genius, moves to the quiet village of Dryden and quickly gains the trust of its residents—except for his wife, who grows suspicious of his strange behavior when he refuses to let her see his feet. When she dares to investigate, her curiosity leads to a shocking discovery, and soon after, both she and their child vanish under mysterious circumstances.

The Man Who Built His Own Doom
7 pp · Crime
Mystery Killing in the North Country
5 pp · Crime

A veteran guide is murdered in the remote woods of Maine during a fishing trip, leaving three fishermen to grapple with the mystery of a phantom killer and the sudden, fatal shots fired from the darkness. As the investigation unfolds, a desperate fugitive evades capture in the wilderness, surviving by looting cabins and hiding from relentless law enforcement, until the manhunt culminates in a dramatic confrontation.

How Jimmy "Schnozzola" Durante Solved the Whodunnit
8 pp · Humor

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CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,306*
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $838*
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CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $68*
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Full credits

writer Dick Wood
artist, inker Rudy Palais
cover pencils, inks Charles Biro

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Reprinted in Crime Does Not Pay Archives #4 (2013)

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