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Famous Gangsters #3

Feb 1952 · Avon · 0.10 USD
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The issue features "Lucky Luciano and Murder, Inc.," depicting Frank Nitti's rise from an unsatisfied barber in Brooklyn during Prohibition, where he establishes a bootlegging operation to produce and sell homemade alcohol. After closing his barbershop and expanding into organized crime activities, Nitti eventually serves time at Joliet Prison, where he becomes involved with Spike and other criminals who plan bank robberies and other illicit schemes involving figures like Capone, Torrio, and Reililly.

Contains 5 stories
Lucky Luciano
1 pp · Crime

Lucky Luciano rises from the streets of New York’s Lower East Side, trading honesty for power through gambling, drugs, and manipulation, eventually becoming a key figure in a vast crime syndicate. As his influence grows, he becomes entangled in a web of betrayal and violence, including a mysterious attack that leaves him beaten and hospitalized—its origins shrouded in rumor and suspicion.

Lucky Luciano and Murder, Inc.
8 pp · Crime
Schemer Drucci
5 pp · Crime

Schemer Drucci, a ruthless gangster rising through the ranks, orchestrates a series of violent strikes against Capone's inner circle, targeting key figures like Angelo Genna and Johnny Torrio. As he pushes his campaign to eliminate Capone himself, Drucci’s plans unravel when a botched ambush leads to a confrontation with the police, revealing his true motive: a personal vendetta masked as gang warfare.

The Enforcer
8 pp · Crime

Frank Nitti, once a bright high school student with dreams of becoming a doctor, is drawn into crime after being forced to work by his father. As he rises through the ranks of organized crime, he becomes Al Capone’s feared enforcer—ruthless, calculating, and loyal only to power. When Capone is arrested, Nitti’s world begins to unravel, but not before he’s made enemies who will never forget his cold efficiency.

The South Side O'Donnels
6 pp · Crime

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $62
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,361
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 none in existence
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CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $227*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $194*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $168*
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cover pencils, inks Paul Stahr

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