Cool GA Crime

[Forbush-Man]

 

Way to go there, POV ! Very nice book.

[dgillock]

Nice all-star gangster line-up in this Avon 1st issue:

 

[CentaurMan]

Dynamite #3 - 1st appearance of Johnny Dynamite - a severely underappreciated series

 

 

So I assume Mr. Dynamite lost his right eye in this issue? Or did they just change his appearance in the following issue to make his character seem grittier?

[rjpb]

Johnny gets his eye shot out in the first page of the first story in the next issue. By story's end he has his revenge on the dame that did it.

[Harvey Dude]

As opposed to many of the aforementioned crime books, this cover is rather tame.

 

[Larryw7]

Sweet book! Nice painted cover.

[Larryw7]

I went digging through some books that I've had for years last night, and found a few low grade but entertaining GA Crime. This one would actually be pretty nice if it didn't have a coffee stain(I hope its coffee!) running through the whole bottom of the book.

 

[Larryw7]

This is another nice CRIME DOES NOT PAY painted cover. Not as nice as HarveyDude's, of course.

 

[Larryw7]

This is one of my personal favorites, "The Polka Dot Gang"! This one always got a chuckle whenever I showed someone the cover.

 

[buttock]

This is one of my personal favorites, "The Polka Dot Gang"! This one always got a chuckle whenever I showed someone the cover.

 

 

Yeah, I'm not sure that I'd be too intimidated by these guys.

Now that I think of it, does the term "polka dot" have anything to do with polka dancing/music?

[Larryw7]

Now that I think of it, does the term "polka dot" have anything to do with polka dancing/music?

 

Yeah, Wertham had a fit because of this story. The Polka Dot gang kill their enemies by stuffing them with keilbasa.

[Harvey Dude]

Sweet book! Nice painted cover.

 

Thanks. The posted Crime Does not Pay #103 was the personal copy of Walter Gibson, better known as Maxwell Grant, the creator of The Shadow. Walter wrote a story that was published in the #103 issue. He had other stories published in this series as well.

[Harvey Dude]

This is one of my personal favorites, "The Polka Dot Gang"! This one always got a chuckle whenever I showed someone the cover.

 

Great books Doiby!

[Larryw7]

Thanks. The posted Crime Does not Pay #103 was the personal copy of Walter Gibson, better known as Maxwell Grant, the creator of The Shadow. Walter wrote a story that was published in the #103 issue. He had other stories published in this series as well.

 

That's a pretty neat pedigree!

[Bonds25]

Here's a book I won from the last Heritage auction - I'll post the front and back cover.

 

[rjpb]

Nice pickup! That back cover ad for Down with Crime is great! Too bad they never used it for a front cover.

[Harvey Dude]

Here's a book I won from the last Heritage auction - I'll post the front and back cover.

 

Bonds,

Exceptional quality book. I love those dark covers in high grade.

[Jayman]

Here's the latest addition to my quest for a complete Lev Gleason set. Not a "high grade copy", but by far the nicest of the 3 copies of this issue I've owned over the years. Super glossy and very flat with a nice white interior.

 

 

Nice book but I'm curious about the Comic Code Logo in the star on this cover. Is this a precursor to the official CCA logo or just an attempt to appease the government?

 

[dgillock]

Jayman-

 

It was an earlier attempt by a group of publishers and distributors to self-regulate content as the general level of grumbling was rising about the "comic book problem". ACMP stands for "Association of Comic Magazine Publishers" and it was founded in 1948. Some publishers (like DC & Dell) refused to join because they didn't want to be associated with the "bad comics". I know EC was a member until 1950. The ACMP fell apart and failed a few years later when the members simply couldn't agree to a group of standards.

 

Here is the original 1948 set of standards:

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Code of the Association of Comics Magazine Publishers, 1948

 

1. Crime should not be presented in such a way as to throw sympathy against law and justice or to inspire other with the desire for imitation. No comics shall show the details and methods of a crime committed by a youth. Police-men, judges, Government officials, and respected institutions should not be portrayed as stupid or ineffective, or represented in such a way as to weaken respect for established authority.

2. No scenes of sadistic torture should be shown.

3. Sexy, wanton comics, should not be published. No drawing should show female indecently or unduly exposed and in no event more nude than in a bathing suit commonly work in the United States.

4. Vulgar and obscene language should never be used. Slang should be kept to a minimum and used only when essential to the story.

5. Divorce should not be treated humorously nor represented as glamorous or alluring.

6. Ridicule or attack on any religious or racial group is never permissible.

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I know that Lev Gleason, EC (until 1950), Famous Funnies, and Orbit (published crime comics like Wanted) were members. I'm not sure who else. I'm sure others can come up with covers displaying the seal.

[Jayman]

Very interesting. That's the reason this forum rocks, knowledgable people like yourself and others helping out the uninformed. Thaks for the info!