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Almanac Of Crime
Date | Number: 1 | Lang: English (en)
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This is quite odd. the 'additional information' box lists the first 18 pages but no more. There are 147 Pages, some missing and most appear to be from other comics. A very very early SJG story among them.
  
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NameAlmanac of Crime 1 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.25 USD | Pages: 148
NotesAccording to "OtherEric" at http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/, his copy of this contains: a 16-page signature, Jo-Jo (Fox, 1947 series) #20, Western Thrillers (Fox, 1948 series) #2, Phantom Lady (Fox, 1947 series) #19, and Famous Crimes (Fox, 1948 series) #3. Another copy, from the Bill Devine collection has the same 16-page signature, however the remaindered copies bound inside are Tegra (Fox, 1948 series) #1, Zago (Fox, 1948 series) #1, Phantom Lady (Fox, 1947 series) #19, and Crimes By Women (Fox, 1948 series) #2. Date listed is copyright date as listed in the front inside cover. A copyright date August 3, 1948 for 3 of the above comics, would indcate this issue's on sale date as October 1948 or later.
 
Cover1 page
GenreCrime
 
Comic StoryCattle Kate: The Queen of the Rustlers! / A True Western Crime Story (9 pages)
GenreCrime; Western-frontier
CharactersKate Maxwell [Ella Watson]; Zeb; Jim Averill; Mamie; Pete
First LineHer fiery temper made Kate Maxwell famous throughout the Sweetwater Valley...
NotesFirst page on inside front cover in red and black ink. Indicia at the bottom of page.
 
Comic StoryKiss of Death Kate (7 pages)
GenreWestern-frontier
 
Comic StoryFrankie Yale / Gang Leaders (1 page)
GenreNon-fiction; Crime
 
StoryYou Solv-It (1 page)
SynopsisA Hollywood starlet has been murdered and private eye Crane has been called in by the studio to investigate. The story has clues and the mystery is solved in the last two upside-down panels.
GenreCrime; Detective-mystery
CharactersCrane; Lana Roxanne; Leroy Kovitch; June Hollister; Niles Gans
PencilsBob Forgione (signed)
InksBob Forgione (signed)
First LineHello, there! My name is Crane!
NotesInside back cover. Possibly Forgione's first published comics work at age 19.
 
StoryCrime Curiosities (1 page)
SynopsisTwo crooks break into a bank vault and make a big score. However, one of them does not want to share with the other. The word balloons are not definitive.
GenreCrime
CharactersChuck; Frankie
PencilsJack Cole ?
InksJack Cole ?
First LineOur story takes place in a small eastern town
NotesArtwork appears to be that of Jack Cole, however it is not known if he worked at Fox. Also in the upper left corner of the first panel there is a monogram signature of the letter 'A' within either the letter 'C' or 'E'.
 
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