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Murderous Gangsters #1

Jul 1951 · Avon · 0.10 USD
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# Murderous Gangsters #1 A small-time crook named Legs strikes a deal with a fat boy named Frankie to knock out a rival for two thousand dollars, but after the job goes wrong and police arrive, Legs decides to go solo and cut out his partners. Legs becomes an independent operator in New York's underworld, taking a woman named Red as his companion and eventually becoming known as "Legs Diamond," until he is finally betrayed and caught by Captain Donovan while attempting to steal fur shipments.

Contains 5 stories
"Pretty Boy" Floyd, the Baby-Faced Killer
7 pp · Crime
Pretty Boy Floyd

After his release from prison in 1929, the handsome and ruthless Charles Arthur Floyd—soon to earn the nickname "Pretty Boy"—teams up with criminal contacts in Kansas City and embarks on a violent spree of bank robberies across Ohio with a rotating crew of partners. Hunted by police and driven by a desperate need to stay one step ahead of the law, Pretty Boy Floyd leaves a trail of bloodshed and chaos in his wake, including an infamous act of violence against innocent bystanders, even as a secret weakness—his family—threatens to be his undoing.

Frankie Yale, the "Al Capone" of Brooklyn
7 pp · Crime
Frankie Yale

Frankie Yale rules Brooklyn's underworld through fear and exploitation, commanding absolute loyalty from those under his thumb—until his ruthless methods and hunger for power set him on a collision course with his former allies Johnny Torrio and Al Capone. This 1951 crime story traces Yale's rise from street enforcer to crime boss, revealing how ambition and betrayal transformed three deadly friends into bitter enemies. Watch as Yale's appetite for wealth and control draws him deeper into a criminal underworld where violence is the only currency that matters.

Jack "Legs" Diamond, the Devil's Disciple
7 pp · Crime
Jack "Legs" Diamond

Raised in Hell's Kitchen, Jack "Legs" Diamond climbs from petty theft to become a ruthless racketeer, surviving assassination attempts and betrayals while building a criminal empire through the 1920s. As his reputation grows and his enemies multiply on both sides of the law, Diamond's charmed life of violence and vice spirals toward its inevitable reckoning.

Gunpowder to A-Bomb
1 pp · Non-Fiction
The River Pirates
7 pp · Crime
Lucky Dale

Lucky Dale goes undercover in the waterfront dives to infiltrate a ruthless gang of river pirates who've eluded the police for over a year, posing as a tough woman looking for quick money. Working as a lookout during the gang's planned heist at the pier, she coordinates with Captain Donovan's raiding squad while navigating the dangerous underworld—where one misstep could be fatal. A gritty 1951 crime tale of deception, danger, and the unexpected cost of working both sides of the law.

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Raw (Good) $209
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $4,489*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,519
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $879*
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CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $655
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $640
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $505
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $443
CGC 5.0 · 8 in census $423*
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $362
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $319
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $248*
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $224*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $224
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $86*
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Full credits

artist Moe Marcus
cover pencils, inks Lee Ames

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Saint #5 (1949), The Saint #6 (1949)

Reprinted in All True Detective Cases #2 (1954), Buried Treasure #1 (1986), Public Enemies #1 (1989), Public Enemies #2 (1989)

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