Sales of the title gradually rose and by the end of World War II 800,000 copies of each issue were being published. Growth filled the void left by the demise of many superhero comics and characters.
Seeing this new market, and the decline in appeal of their masked and caped characters, it was not long before other publishers launched their own titles. This fiercely competative environment saw each title attempting to out do the others, with a rapid growth in violence and gorey images.
This eventually led to a backlash from parents and moral crusaders. The publication of Dr. Fredric Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent meant that the books were taking much of the blame for the rise in juvenile delinquency. With the creation of the Comics Code Authority, the newer issues were so sanitized that most quickly folded and the heyday of True Crime Comics was over.
We have 260 titles and 5,943 issues in our 'Crime Category' for you to enjoy.
Crime Comics And Books
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||||||||||
Description: | Published by Ediciones Toray, Barcelona. 1951? A lilliput/striscia format series with art by Francisco Darnis. With thanks to http://tebeosycomics.blogspot.co.uk/ |
After Dark | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Sterling | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Continues from 5 issues of The Informer |
Aguia Negra | |||||||
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Publisher: | Portuguese Language Books | ||||||
Description: | Brazilian superhero comic published in Rio de Janeiro. Reminiscent of the Australian characters, Sir Falcon and Crimson Comet, without the wings. |
Alan Duff | |||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||
Description: | Spain. Landscape. Graficos Marco, Barcelona. |
Albert Brien | |||||||
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Publisher: | French Language Books | ||||||
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All True Detective Cases | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Avon Periodicals | ||||||||||||||||
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All-Famous Crime | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Star Publications | ||||||||||||||||
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All-Famous Police Cases | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Star Publications | ||||||||||||||||
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All-New Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1943 series) Jan 1943 to Mar 1947 Issues: #1-15 Notes: ALL-NEW SHORT STORY #1-3/ ALL-NEW COMICS #4-15 |
Almanac Of Crime | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate | ||||||||||||||||
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Angeles de La Calle | |||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||
Description: | Spanish Lilliput published by Hispano Americana de Ediciones, Barcelona. |
Ardan Series 1 & 2 | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | French Language Books | ||||||||||||
Description: | French digest size comic which ran from 1952 - 1961 |
Authentic Police Cases | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | St. John | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1948 Series) February 1948 to March 1955 Issues published: 1-38 Artists on this title include Matt Baker, Gene Colan, Jack Cole & George Tuska Notes: Early issues reprint material from Chesler and MLJ comics. Issues #26-28 are 100 page giant issues. ... |
Aventuras del FBI | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||||||||
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Les Aventures Extraordinaires de Guy Verchères | |||||||
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Publisher: | French Language Books | ||||||
Description: | Canadian. Published in Montreal, 1944. Guy Verchères is the French Canadian Arsène Lupi. |
Badge of Justice | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1955 Series) January 1955 - October 1955 COMPLETE SERIES Issues published:4 (#22,2-4 Tracking: continues from Crime and Justice (Charlton, 1951 series). Artists on this title include John Belfi, Dick Giordano, Sal Trapani & Albert Tyler |
Bill Kraker | |||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||
Description: | Portrait format Spanish comic published by Ediciones Toray, Barcelona. 1958 |
The Black Mask | |||||||
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Publisher: | Crime and Detective | ||||||
Description: | The Black Mask was a monthly Pulp magazine published by Pro-Distributors Publishing based in New York, USA. It ran from April 1920 to July 1951 for a total of 340 issues. April 1920 - April 1927 as The Black Mask May 1927 - July 1950 as Black Mask September ... |
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Publisher: | Dutch Language Books | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | This was a Dutch series of Beeldverhaals which ran for 19 issues from 1947 - 1948. These tiny comics were published by Jago in Haarlem and measured 11 and a half centimetres by 8 centimetres, reflecting the paper shortage in The Netherlands after WW2. They ... |
Boro-Kay | |||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||||||||||
Description: | 1956. Ediciones Carsoto, Valencia. A run of 8 weekly landscape comics. Creators - MacÃÂas Sampedro,José Luis. |
Boy Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Lev Gleason / Comic House | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | BOY COMICS, 1942 Series. No. 3, Apr 1942 - No. 119, Mar 1956. Formerly CAPTAIN BATTLE (Lev Gleason) 1941 Series. Note: Indicia for issue no.s 43 - 97 reads BOY ILLUSTORIES. |
Boy Detective | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Avon Periodicals | ||||||||||||||||
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Boy Illustories | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Super Publishing | ||||||||||||||||
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Brenda Starr | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Superior Publishers Limited | ||||||||||||||||
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Buck Ryan | |||||||
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Publisher: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||
Description: | Buck Ryan was a UK newspaper adventure comic strip created by Jack Monk and the writer Don Freeman. It ran in the Daily Mirror from 22 March 1937 to July 1962. Buck Ryan, the strip's main character, is a young British private investigator who fights crime. ... |
Bulletman Archives | |||||||
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Publisher: | Superhero Compilations | ||||||
Description: | Bulletman is a Golden Age Super Hero. He first appeared in Nickel Comics #01 (May 1940) published by Fawcett Comics. Bulletman was Jim Barr, the son of a police officer, who was killed in the line of duty, and as a result of this, decided to fight crime. He tried ... |
The Bullseye | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | The Bullseye was published weekly by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House In Farringdon Street, London. A boy's story paper, it ran from 24th January 1931 to 21st July 1934, for a total of 183 issues. It incorporated 'Surprise' on 18th ... |
Cain's Hundred | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | TV series |
El Capitán Júpiter | |||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||||||||||
Description: | Superhero comic from Chile. |
Capitan Sol | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||||||||
Description: | Complete 10 issue series of the masked Spanish hero, Capitan Sol. Art by Jose Grau. Published by Editorial Grafidea, Barcelona. 1948. |
Captain Easy | |||||||
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Publisher: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||
Description: | Captain Easy started his comic strip life on May 6, 1929 as sidekick in another one of our comic strips Wash Tubbs. Originally, little was known about Easy, apart from he was a tough Southerner who sought adventure. The character proved ... |
Captain Midnight | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | L. Miller & Son | ||||||||||||
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Cavalcade | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Newspapers and Magazines | ||||||||||||
Description: | Australian men's magazine that began in the early 1940s during WWII. The book started out with some fairly serious subject matter as much of the features had to to do with the war. The early cartoons and gags were also benign at first. As time went on the magazine ... |
Chamber of Clues | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
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Char Chapman, The Phantom of the East | |||||||
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Publisher: | Australian & New Zealand Comics | ||||||
Description: | Australian series which was distributed by Miller in the U.K. As you can't feel the comic, the cover and interiors are, unlike American comics, newsprint - matt not glossy. |
Charlie Chan | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton | ||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Chan | |||||||
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Publisher: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||
Description: | The Chinese-American sleuth Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers, and based in part on an actual Honolulu detective, Chang Apana. Although Chan, like his real-life counterpart Apana, works for the Honolulu police he is very much a globe-trotter who solves ... |
Charlie Chan | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Prize | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1948 series) June-July 1948 - February-March 1949 Issues: #1-5 Tracking: Numbering continues in CHARLIE CHAN (Charlton, 1955 series). Artists on this title include Dick Briefer, Bill Draut, Tom Golden, Carmine Infantino, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon & Manny ... |
Charlie Chan Archives | |||||||
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Publisher: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||
Description: | The character of Charlie Chan was originally created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919, while visiting Hawaii. He was inspired to create a Chinese-American police officer, as an alternative to the stereotypical Asian 'Yellow Peril' villains, in particular ... |
Claire Voyant | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Pentagon Publishing Co. | ||||||||||||||||
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Coleccion Post Guerra | |||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||
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Comic Adventures | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | A. Soloway Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | This title ran from 1940 to 1949 comprising 27 issues and featured a mix of adventure , western and 'tec strips. Notable for the adventures of Crash Carew. |
Complete Detective Cases | |||||||||||
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Publisher: | Crime and Detective | ||||||||||
Description: | Published quarterly by Postal Publications based in New York. These detective magazines are filled with supposedly true stories about various criminals. Stories of murder and other lurid crimes predominate throughout. A look at the covers reveals another important ... |
Crack Detective | |||||||
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Publisher: | Crime and Detective | ||||||
Description: | Crack Detective (Stories) Published every other month by Columbia Publications based in New York. Robert W. Lowndes: Editor One of the most memorable feature of this pulp is the lurid covers depicting a gorgeous dame either being threatened or interestingly ... |
Crime and Justice | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1951 Series) March 1951 - September 1955 Issues published: 25 (1-21, 23-26) Title Notes: Issue #22 does not exist. Tracking: Continues as Badge of Justice (1955A series) #22 [1]. Possibly continued as Rookie Cop (1955 series) #27 onwards. Artists on the title ... |
Crime and Punishment | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Lev Gleason / Comic House | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, 1948 Series. No. 1, Apr 1948 - no. 74, Aug 1955. Note: Issues #3 & 59 contain stories or illos used in Seduction of the Innocent. |
Crime and Punishment | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Superior Publishers Limited | ||||||||||||||||
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Crime Clinic | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ziff-Davis | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1951 Series) July-August 1951 to Summer 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 10 [1]-5 Title Notes: Numbering corrected with issue #3. Cover title "The Crime Clinic", indicia title "Crime Clinic" (confirmed on issue 5). Notes: ... |
Crime Detective Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Hillman | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Notes: Issue #9 contains stories or illos used in SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT. |
Crime Detector | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Timor | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1954 series) January 1954 - July 1954 Issues: #1-5 Artists on this title include Bernard Baily, Sam Burlockoff, Mort Drucker, & Les Zakarin |