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 5,945 issues in our 'Crime Category' for you to enjoy.
Crime Comics And Books
The Green Hornet Archives | |||||||
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Publisher: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||
Description: | The Green Hornet first appeared on the radio in 1936. His first appearance in comic books was December 1940, originally published by Heinit Comics it ran for six issues, when it was taken over by Harvey comics, where it ran until issue #47 (September 1949). ... |
Green Hornet Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Temerson / Helnit / Continental | ||||||||||||||||
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Green Hornet Comics (1942 series) | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Series picked up from the Temerson/Henlit/Continental series starting with issue #7 |
Green Hornet, Racket Buster | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | numbering continues from the 1947 Green Hornet Series |
Grey Domino | |||||||
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Publisher: | Australian & New Zealand Comics | ||||||
Description: | Australian. The title started off as a landscape format in an attempt to make readers think this was a reprint of American or British newspaper strips, which were popular. |
Guns Against Gangsters | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Novelty Press | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1948 series) September-October 1948 - September-October 1949 Issues: 7 (v1#1 - v2#1) Tracking: Numbering continues in TRUE-TO-LIFE ROMANCES (Star Publications, 1949 series). Artists on this title include L. B. Cole, Will Hammel, Milt Hammer, Art Helfant, ... |
The Hotspur | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||
Description: | One of the Big Five boys' story papers from D.C. Thomson. Featuring illustrated stories of adventure, sports, schooldays, crime, s.f. plus jokes. They bear no relation to the American pulps or, in fact, the British pocket libraries. They are in a class ... |
Humor Publishing Co: One Shots | |||||||||||||
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Hunted | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate | ||||||||||||||||
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I'm a Cop | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Series also a part of the A-1 Comics (1944 series) #111 (issue #1) and #126 (issue #2) |
Il Giustiziere Scarlatto | |||||||
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Publisher: | Italian Language Books | ||||||
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The Illustrated Detective Magazine | |||||||
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Publisher: | Crime and Detective | ||||||
Description: | Published monthly by Tower Magazines Inc. Based in New York. Launched in 1929, Illustrated Detective Magazine was a smooth, bright-coloured, slick-papered publication that was sold exclusively in Woolworth's and was aimed mainly at female customers. Beginning ... |
Illustrations from Spanish Pulps | |||||||
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Publisher: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||
Description: | Collections of covers and interior illustrations from Spanish pulps, c. 1930's, featuring winged villains; hooded mystery men and women; an adventuress and a superhero. |
The Informer | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Sterling | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | The Informer was based on a T.V. series. It ran 5 issues before changing name to After Dark. |
Inside Crime | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | COMPLETE SERIES! |
Inspecteur Durand | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | French Language Books | ||||||||||||||||
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Inspector Dan | |||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||
Description: | Excellent Spanish weekly with art by Eugeno Giner. |
El Inspector Wade de Scotland Yard | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||||||||
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Invisible Avenger | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Australian & New Zealand Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | 1950-1952 |
Iron Jaw Archives | |||||||
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Publisher: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||
Description: | Iron Jaw first appeared in Boy Comics #03 (April 1942) published by Lev Gleason. He made a further 21 times appearances. An incident during WWI left a German soldier by the name of Von Schmidt horribly disfigured and doctors were forced to replace his jaw with ... |
Jane Arden | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | St. John | ||||||||||||||||
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Jean Lynx le Nyctalope | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | French Language Books | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | French fortnightly, digest sized title. |
Jet Fury | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Australian & New Zealand Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Jet Fury and his mystery plane, The Comet, fights crime. Art by Larry Horak. JET STARR is by Yaroslav Horak, who, after a move to England a decade later, became best known for his work on the newspaper comic strip JAMES BOND. STARR evolved from the American ... |
Jim Cartouche | |||||||
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Publisher: | French Language Books | ||||||
Description: | France, 1953 onwards. Series 2. |
Johnny Dynamite | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton | ||||||||||||||||
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Juan Bravo Y Sus Chicos | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||||||||
Description: | Spanish landscape title published by MAGA, Valencia, 1953 - April 1954. 33 issues with art by Jose Ortiz. Published fortnightly. |
Judge Parker | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Argo Publications | ||||||||||||||||
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Justice Traps the Guilty | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Prize | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Notes: Issues #13 & 58 contain stories or illos used in Seduction of the Innocent. |
Ken Shannon | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Quality | ||||||||||||||||
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Ken Winston | |||||||
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Publisher: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||
Description: | Ken Winston was a shortlived strip created by Jerry Siegel, with pencilling by Ogden Whitney (and Mike Roy). Syndicated by General Features it featured a James Bond look-a-like. running for a year or so in the mid fifties. "As most of Siegel's work ... |
Kerry Drake | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Argo Publications | ||||||||||||||||
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Kerry Drake Detective Cases | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1948 series) 1948 - 1952 Issues: 29 (#6-33) Tracking: Numbering continues from KERRY DRAKE, Magazine Enterprises) Artists on this title include Alfred Andriola & Bob Powell |
Kerry Drake Detective Cases | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises | ||||||||||||||||
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The Killers | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises | ||||||||||||||||
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L'Agent IXE-13 | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | French Language Books | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | L'Agent IXE-13, the ace of spies, is Jean Thibault. Despite battling nazis, and commies in thrilling and exciting adventures, the Canadian Bond somehow also finds time for romance. The stories were written by Pierre Saurel and illustrated by André ... |
La Cagoule Rouge | |||||||||||
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Publisher: | French Language Books | ||||||||||
Description: | 3 parts of the series involving the fight against the fascist organisation, La Cagoule Rouge. Appeared in the series," L'Aventure en Images" 1938 and reprinted 1945. The 2nd. and 3rd. parts we have here feature the masked mystery man and woman, ... |
Law Against Crime | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Essankay | ||||||||||||||||
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Lawbreakers | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton | ||||||||||||||||
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Lawbreakers Suspense Stories | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton | ||||||||||||||||
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Lesley Shane | |||||||
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Publisher: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||
Description: | Glamourous detective, Lesley Shane, appeared in the Daily Sketch in the 1950's. The stories were syndicated world wide and later were adapted for Super Detective Library, one of the many pocket library series that were very popular in Britain and elsewhere. CB+ ... |
Lex Brand | |||||||
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Publisher: | Dutch Language Books | ||||||
Description: | Lex Brand is a Private Detective from The Netherlands. The comic is an example of a Beeldverhaal, a popular format , roughly 13cm. x 10cm., which reflects the paper shortage in the low countries in the years following WW2. Creator was Ben Abas. |
Little Al of the F.B.I. | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ziff-Davis | ||||||||||||||||
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Little Al of the Secret Service | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ziff-Davis | ||||||||||||||||
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Love Mystery | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fawcett | ||||||||||||||||
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Magazine Village: True Crime Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Section: | One-Title Publishers | ||||||||||||||||
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March of Crime | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate | ||||||||||||||||
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Martin Kane Private Eye | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate | ||||||||||||||||
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Masterman Comic | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Streamline | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Published by United Anglo-American Book Co. Ltd., London in 1952-1953. Listed as a 10 issue series in the guide, there is definitely a #12. However, some issues are unnumbered and as British comics can sometimes be notorious in their numbering, we can't ... |
McKay de la Policía Montada | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Selección Aventurera | ||||||||||||
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Men Against Crime | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ace Magazines | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | MEN AGAINST CRIME, 1951 Series. No. 3, Feb 1951 - no. 7, Oct 1951. Continues as THE HAND OF FATE (Ace) 1951 Series. |