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Gangsters and Gunmolls #2

Dec 1951 · Avon · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue contains three crime stories. "Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow" follows the infamous outlaw couple and their partnership in murder, depicting their 1933 hideout in Joplin, Missouri and their conflicts with rival gang organizations including the Genna Brothers and Torrio-Capone gang. "The Kissing Bandit" chronicles a jewel thief who uses his charm and an emerald necklace as part of an elaborate robbery scheme targeting wealthy victims. "The Wild Genna Brothers" portrays the violent criminal organization that rose to prominence in Chicago's gangland wars, ultimately meeting their downfall at the hands of rival mobsters.

Contains 4 stories
Edna Murray, the Kissing Bandit
8 pp · Crime
Edna MurrayOwney DavisBirdieMiss StevensEddie DollFred BarkerHarry KarpisWalter Nowell

Edna Murray learned early that charm and nerve could get her anything—so when she trades the farm for a life of crime alongside the smooth-talking Owney Davis, she discovers she's a natural at the game. But as her reputation as the Kissing Bandit spreads and her ambitions grow bolder, Murray finds that the underworld's rewards come with a price far steeper than she bargained for. This tale of gangland's most cunning female operative charts her rise through the criminal ranks and the inevitability that awaits those who choose violence over virtue.

Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow
8 pp · Crime
Bonnie ParkerClyde BarrowBuck BarrowBlanche BarrowLonzo CarterPritchard

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow form a deadly partnership with the Barrow brothers, launching a crime spree across the Midwest in the spring of 1933 that begins with a desperate shootout at their hideout in Joplin, Missouri. As police close in from all sides—through roadblocks, stakeouts, and armored assaults—the gang's numbers dwindle and their options narrow, leaving Bonnie and Clyde to face an uncertain future on the run. This brutal 1951 account captures the rise and relentless pursuit of one of crime's most infamous couples.

The Wild Genna Brothers
7 pp · Crime
Mike GennaJohnnie TorrioAngelo GennaDion O'BanionSpignolaJoe EspositoMike Merlo
The Case of the Emerald Robbery
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Mike StrongMrs. Jefferson AdamsFingers WebbPatStevens

Detective Mike Strong finds himself protecting an emerald necklace at a high-society dinner party thrown by Mrs. Jefferson Adams, but when a phony Prince and a gang of international jewelry thieves converge on the same evening, chaos erupts. As Strong navigates a maze of switched gems, fake magicians, and kidnappings, he'll need all his wits—and a little help from his partner Pat—to keep the real emeralds safe and expose the criminals behind the heist.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $112
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $3,357*
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $2,329*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $1,024*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $851*
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CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $618*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $519*
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $493*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $421*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $366*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $326*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $289*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $234*
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Full credits

artist, inker Sid Check

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Saint #1 (1947)

Reprinted in All True Detective Cases #4 (1954), Wally Wood: Eerie Tales of Crime and Horror #[nn] (2013), Gun Molls #[nn] (2025), Gwandanaland Comics #1198, Krimi Klassiker #4

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