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[Susanville]

[Professor K]

Sleeps with the fishes cover

[Darwination]

The anvil seems easier than concrete shoes.

[Tri-Color Brian]

On 6/6/2024 at 7:05 AM, Robot Man said:

I have collected literally thousands of pre code crime and horror books over the years. And to me that might be the sickest story I’ve ever run across. So much so, I actually sold my copy a few years ago. 

You know it's a TRUE story, right?  She was one of the worst female serial killers in U.S. history...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gunness

Edited June 22 by Tri-Color Brian

[Tri-Color Brian]

And now for something a little more lighthearted...

 

[Darwination]

On 6/22/2024 at 1:12 PM, Tri-Color Brian said:

You know it's a TRUE story, right?  She was one of the worst female serial killers in U.S. history...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gunness

From *always wholesome* Dell's Real Police Story Magazine v01n01 in 1937

https://archive.org/details/real-police-story-magazine-v-01n-01-1937.-country-press-darwination-ia

 

[pmpknface]

On 6/22/2024 at 2:26 PM, Darwination said:

From *always wholesome* Dell's Real Police Story Magazine v01n01 in 1937

https://archive.org/details/real-police-story-magazine-v-01n-01-1937.-country-press-darwination-ia

 

Damn gypsies...

And with all due respect to the artist, that figure on the left doesn't quite fit the bill of a woman 5'7" & 225....

[Darwination]

Heh heh. She looks like a girl in my gym that *starts* her deadlift at 225, though.

[Professor K]

On 6/22/2024 at 1:32 PM, Darwination said:

The anvil seems easier than concrete shoes.

I concur. Seems they could have rode him out into the water a little farther though. 

[Tri-Color Brian]

Don't think I've posted these in awhile, if at all...

 

 

[Darwination]

On 6/23/2024 at 1:49 AM, Tri-Color Brian said:

Don't think I've posted these in awhile, if at all...

 

 

Bad day to be a paramedic

 

[Hap Hazard]

Recent pick up, realized this book needs to be in this thread.

Exposed True Crime Cases # 1 1948

[FoggyNelson]

On 6/23/2024 at 2:49 AM, Tri-Color Brian said:

Don't think I've posted these in awhile, if at all...

 

 

Gangbustershave some neat covers for a DC book👍‼️

[Darwination]

Happy to get my first look at this funky Canadian series even if I'm starting with the last issue...

Edited August 2 by Darwination

[fifties]

Cross posting from the recent pre code thread.  In today, one busy cover and a creepy one, LOL!

[MattTheDuck]

A few arrived this week from @Robot Man

 

[Jayman]

[Jayman]

[Jayman]

[vaultkeeper]

Here's a recent pick-up. The playing cards stuffed in the dead guy's mouth is hilarious.