Crime Casebook

A gritty, 20-issue crime anthology from Australian publisher Horwitz, Crime Casebook ran from 1953 to 1954, offering a hardboiled look at the criminal underworld. The series is most associated with the moody, detailed artwork of Maurice Bramley and John Forte, whose illustrations brought a noir sensibility to each self-contained story. It stands as a notable example of the mid-century Australian crime comics boom, capturing the era's fascination with true-crime and pulp fiction.