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Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 8

Author : Various

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 236 pages

File Size : 32,62 MB

Release : 2015-02-25

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1630082880

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Pyromaniacs, murderous thugs, and pinstriped goons wreak havoc in the notorious pre-Code Crime Does Not Pay anthology. This collection--featuring every uncensored page from Crime Does Not Pay issues #50 to #53--is brimming with sharp work by artists George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Charles Biro, and others! These gruesome tales are topped off with an all-new foreword by crime storytelling all-star Joel Rose (Get Jiro!, Miami Vice, Kill the Poor)! Criminals had better learn . . . the path of theft and murder only leads to prison and the chair!



Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 7

Author : Dick Wood

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 280 pages

File Size : 47,88 MB

Release : 2014-12-17

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1630082872

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A crooked path of theft, extortion, and murder can only lead one place: the electric chair! When will these no-good mugs learn? The latest volume of the Eisner and Harvey Award–nominated archival series collects issues #46–#49 of the wildly popular 1940s true-crime comic series, with a new foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (Sleepers). * 2013 Eisner and Harvey Award–nominated series! * Foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (New York Times best-selling author of Sleepers)!



Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 9

Author : Various

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 222 pages

File Size : 36,56 MB

Release : 2015-04-28

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1630084972

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Our latest collection—including every uncensored page from Crime Does Not Pay issues #54 to #57—is brimming with razor-sharp work by artists George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Dan Barry, Charles Biro, and others! This volume also features a new foreword by crime and comics storytelling all-star Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, King of the Weeds)! * Featuring pre-Code work by Tuska, Biro, Guardineer, and others!



Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 2

Author : Dick Wood

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 266 pages

File Size : 23,72 MB

Release : 2014-12-17

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1621155447

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The celebrated pre-Code Crime Does Not Pay comics are finally collected into a series of unflinching and uncensored deluxe hardcovers! The infamous Crime Does Not Pay stories, focusing on criminal scum, nefarious mobsters, and urban legends, madeCrime Does Not Pay one of the most popular comics of the 1940s. This series was a favorite target of censors and is partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics Code Authority! Revered, influential, and very hard to find, Crime Does Not Pay issues #26 to #29 are collected for your enjoyment and education!



Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 10

Author : Various

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 222 pages

File Size : 43,54 MB

Release : 2015-10-27

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1630085065

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The Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated series continues to recount the criminal deeds of the bandits, bank robbers, serial killers, and gangsters of yesteryear while reprinting some of the most notorious pre-Code comics of all time! Our latest deluxe hardcover--including every uncensored page from Crime Does Not Pay issues #58 to #61--is packed with timeless true-crime tales by artists George Tuska, Jack Cole, Fred Guardineer, Dan Barry, Charles Biro, and others! This volume also features an enlightening new foreword by Eisner Award-winning writer Jeff Jensen (Green River Killer)! "Even in today's more jaded times, the guilt-free exuberance the creators poured into every bullet and blood spatter is infectious. This Crime pays, with hours of fun." -The Seattle Times



Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 9

Author : Philip R. Simon

Publisher : Dark Horse Books

Page : 226 pages

File Size : 26,65 MB

Release : 2015-04-21

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1616555041

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Uncut and uncensored, the infamous pre-code Crime Does Not Pay comics are finally collected into a series of archival hardcovers! With brutal, realistic tales focusing on vile criminals, Crime Does Not Pay was one of the most popular comics of the 1940s. The series was a favourite target of Dr. Fredric Wertham and other censors and is partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics Code Authority.This collection - featuring every uncensored page from Crime Does Not Pay issues #54 to #57 - is brimming with sharp work by Charles Biro, George Tuska and many more!



Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 1

Author : Various

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 285 pages

File Size : 34,2 MB

Release : 2012-03-06

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1621151573

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Uncut and uncensored, the infamous precode Crime Does Not Pay comics are finally collected into a series of archival collections! With brutal, realistic tales focusing on vile criminals, Crime Does Not Pay was one of the most popular comics of the 1940s. The series was a favorite target of Dr. Fredric Wertham and other censors and is partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics Code Authority. Now revered and mythic, this collection of the first four hardtofind Crime Does Not Pay comics features a fine roster of Golden Age creators and a new introduction by Matt Fraction (Iron Man, Casanova)!



Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 5

Author : Dick Wood

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 222 pages

File Size : 38,30 MB

Release : 2014-12-17

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1630082856

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Deadly dames and streetwise mugs populate the pages of Crime Does Not Pay, the 1940s true-crime comic that was a hit with millions of readers, but a scandal for the guardians of public decency. Issues #38-41 of this controversial series, in which each mobster's reign of mayhem ended behind bars or in the "hot seat," are collected into one hard-hitting hardcover with a new foreword by comics journalist Paul Gravett (Comics International)!



Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 3

Author : Dick Wood

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 21,52 MB

Release : 2014-12-17

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 163008039X

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One of the best-selling comics of the 1940s, Crime Does Not Pay focused on violent mobsters and murderous lowlifes who machine-gunned their way through the urban underworld . . . until justice landed them in the chair! In 1954, the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency targeted this comic series for its graphic violence, eventually leading to the creation of the repressive Comics Code Authority. Issues #30 to #33 of Crime Does Not Pay are finally collected in this deluxe hardcover, which includes "Million Dollar Robbery, drawn by Alvin Hollingsworth" — perhaps the first story in US comics history drawn by an African-American artist — and featuring a new introduction by comic-book giant Howard Chaykin (Marked Man, American Flagg!).



Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 6

Author : Dick Wood

Publisher : Dark Horse Comics

Page : 252 pages

File Size : 25,30 MB

Release : 2014-12-17

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1630082864

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Tommy-gun-toting toughs roar across the pages of Crime Does Not Pay, the sensational 1940s comic that enraptured millions with its scandalous stories of criminal scum, ripped right from the headlines! This hardcover collects issues #42–#45 of this infamous series and features a new foreword by Goosebumps author R.L. Stine! Collects Crime Does Not Pay #42–#45. * Nearly seventy years later, CRIME still has the power to thrill and shock!