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Unfortunately for the writer of this comic, only Burke was actually hanged. I believe Hare was transported to Australia after giving testimony against Burke; their masks are kept in the British College of Surgeons to this day. |
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Thanks for sharing! Great comics. |
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Additional Information |
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Publication | March-April 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-Monthly |
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Content | Genre: Crime |
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Comic Story | "Make It A Million" Leslie (9 pages) |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: George Leslie |
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Comic Story | Corpses - Cash and Carry (7 pages) |
Synopsis | In 1829, two English "gentlemen" learn to make a bit of extra cash by selling bodies of the people they have killed. |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Burke; Hare |
Notes | This story is plagiarized from "Ghouls' Gold" in Crime Does Not Pay (Lev Gleason, 1942 series) #43 (January 1946). |
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Comic Story | The Ledgend of the Lone Wolf (6 pages) |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Jim Walter |
Notes | "Legend" is mis-spelled "Ledgend" in the title. |
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Comic Story | Death Thumbs a Ride (8 pages) |
Synopsis | The confession of James Hall, the Hitch-hike Killer. |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: James Hall |
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Comic Story | Inside Witness (5 pages) |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: John Barr; Frank Fabarra |
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Text Story | Entry in a Diary (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: Typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Jim Turner; Lily Lorraine |
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Comic Story | Il Diavolo (10 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: Henry Kiefer | Inks: Henry Kiefer |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Sam Cardinella [Il Diavolo] |
Notes | Art identification from Gary Watson, July 2009. |
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