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Issue: True Crime Comics #2
Publication Date: May 1947
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Issues: #2 of 6 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMagazine Village
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Village Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/02/1948
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Cole?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo of Police Officer in top left corner)
Inker(s): ? (photo of Police Officer in top left corner)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): James Kent (crook)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMr. Monster's Super Duper Special #4 published November 1986
as Mr. Monster's True Crime [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagJack Cole and Plastic Man Forms Stretched to Their Limits #[nn] published August 2001
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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$100.00 Reward for Information Leading to the Capture of James Kent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): James Kent; Sadie; George Kern; Tom Carlson
First Line: You'll never get away with it, Kent!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMr. Monster's Super Duper Special #4 published November 1986
as James Kent [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Murder, Morphine and Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, non-fiction
Character(s): Mary Kennedy [aka Jane] (villain, reforms, narrator); Olsen "Olie" Johnson; Mrs. Johnson; Joseph Donnici (city chemist, death); Jacobs [aka The Professor] (of the Federal Narcotics Bureau); Mac (Jacob's partner); Mr. Cushing (villain, dope peddler); Tony Petrillo (villain, dope dealer, killer, death); Esther Gordon (villain, death); Esther Gordon's mob [Maxie Gordon (Esther's husband, death); Gordon (her son, death)] (villains, all die); The Big Boss [Papa Donnici] (villain, diner owner, Joseph's father)
First Line: The true confessions of a dope smuggler...
Synopsis: The Johnsons hear the story of Mary Kennedy, a roomer of theirs, who left Kansas City and changed her name to escape the clutches of a drug dealer named Tony, who she was a moll for. He got her plenty of dates.....dates that were actually pushing dope on the side and when she wanted to get out of this racket, Tony reminded her that she was his front for the racket and was just as guilty as he was. Mary later learns from Jacobs, narcotics agent, that he had joined the gang to get the goods on the Big Boss, which he had. The Johnsons, after hearing the story, encouraged Mary to tell her story.
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In Content Item: FlagMr. Monster's Super Duper Special #3 published September 1986
as Murder Morphine and Me! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag3-D True Crime #[nn] published January 1992
as Murder, Morphine and Me! [Story on Interior Page(s)]reprint in 3-D
In Content Item: FlagJack Cole and Plastic Man Forms Stretched to Their Limits #[nn] published August 2001
as Murder Morphine and Me! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics #[nn] published January 2008
as Murder, Morphine, and Me! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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Murder Is a Short Road!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ? ( spot illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
First Line: The two boys...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.1
Disclose Notes: Spread over four pages, the balance of the space is taken up with advertisements.
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Demons Dance on Galloway Moor!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Sawney; Mary
First Line: Where did they come from?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMr. Monster's Super Duper Special #3 published September 1986
as Demons Dance on Galloway Moor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag3-D True Crime #[nn] published January 1992
as Demons Dance on Golloway Moor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]reprint in 3-D
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A very rare tale of cannibalism.
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Boston's Bloody Gang War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Big Phil Cappolla; Little Mike Turk; Sally Turk; Angelo Olivier
First Line: Now boy...No tears!
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In Content Item: FlagMr. Monster's Super Duper Special #4 published November 1986
as Boston's Bloody Gang War [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]splash?
In Content Item: Flag3-D True Crime #[nn] published January 1992
as Boston's Bloody Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]reprint in 3-D
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Keith Chandler : Art previously credited to Jack Cole, but this is a different style altogether, familiar but I cannot place it beyond a feeling that this looks like an artist who worked for E. C. Comics.
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Crime on My Hands

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Match for Satan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Neil Bowman
First Line: Neil Bowman had the gift of gab...
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In Content Item: FlagMr. Monster's Super Duper Special #3 published September 1986
as A Match for Satan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Personal Comic Album; Stravon Publishers
First Line: Look, Fellers
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes low-resolution reproduction of cover to Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (March 1947)

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