| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-Monthly |
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| Credits | Pencils: Louis Zansky | Inks: Louis Zansky |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | The Human Bomb (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | This is the tale of Anton Kordo, a "true split personality," who vacillated between regular family man and canny thief whose signature was that he carried a vial of nitroglycerin in his pocket so the police were afraid to take him down for fear of being blown up. |
| Credits | Pencils: George Gregg? | Inks: Charles Nicholas? |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Anton Kordo |
| Notes | This is the "transvestite" story as identified in Overstreet and consists of a three panel scene where Kordo dresses up as a woman to escape capture.
Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Blades of Doom! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | This is the story of a notorious outlaw who ran crooked gambling games and used two throwing knives instead of guns. |
| Credits | Pencils: Sy Grudko (signed) | Inks: Sy Grudko (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Western-frontier | Characters: Jack the Ripper [Western villain] |
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| Comic Story | The Man Who Talked Too Much (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The tale of a loud mouthed mechanic who went on a crime spree to prove he was a better bad guy than Dillinger. |
| Credits | Pencils: Clem Weisbecker | Inks: Clem Weisbecker |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Ross Barton |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | The Death Signal (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Alan Ross | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | The Ghoulish Gambler (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of a chronic gambler who turned to poisoning people to settle his debts. |
| Credits | Pencils: Frank Giacoia (signed) | Inks: Bob Lander (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Notes | Artwork signed "F. Giocoia - B. Lander" |
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| Advertisement | Advertisements (3 pages) |
| Notes | 3 full page advertisements (Interior front and back covers and back cover) for "The Weatherman" (a device to tell the weather using Disney characters), U.S. Savings Bonds and Kelpidine (a diet product) including a photo of Elizabeth Taylor. |
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