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| Publication | December 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | In This Issue (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Pencils only. |
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| Comic Story | The Spanish Prison Racket (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Notes | The title should be "The Spanish Prisoner Racket" since the con is called the "Spanish Prisoner." |
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| Comic Story | Cold Deck (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jasper the waiter helps gambler Jerry Day win big at the 400 Club through cold decking, substituting a rigged deck of cards for the original, while himself not dealing. He is stopped in the nick of time by the clever substitution of a third deck containing mostly Jokers. |
| Featuring | Gamblers Never Gamble |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Jerry Dey; Sidney Radner |
| Notes | Somewhat strangely, on being discovered Jerry says that "there's only ONE Joker allowed in a deck of cards" when in fact there are TWO Jokers in every deck. The trick -- cold decking -- gets its name from the fact that the deck that replaces the one in the game is cold from being in storage for so long. Sidney Radner was a real-life figure who authorized use of his image for this story. |
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| Text Story | The Big Time Build-Up (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | Charge It! (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | The Spirit Photo Racket (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. William Neff, called the "Ghost-Breaker" due to his efforts to stamp out the phony spiritualist rackets, prevents a pair of swindlers from making off with an old lady's money by pretending they can call up the ghost of her late husband through trick photography. |
| Featuring | Dr. Neff, the Original Ghost-Breaker |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Dr. Neff |
| Notes | Dr. Bill Neff was a real life magician, known for his "Madhouse of Mystery," who authorized the use of his image for this series. |
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| Comic Story | The Horse That Couldn't Lose! (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Notes | Pencil/Ink confirmed by Gene Reed [MN Aug 2007] |
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| Comic Story | Rackets |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Pencils only. Pencils confirmed by Gene Reed [MN Aug 2007]. |
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