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The Perfect Crime #23

Apr 1952 · Cross · 0.10 USD

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This anthology issue features "The Perfect Crime," a story about police work against murder; "Hack for Hire," in which a taxi driver named Harry Carr is threatened by gangsters demanding he use his cab in a criminal scheme, leading to a high-speed chase that ends in a crash; "Police Work Quiet and Efficient," depicting a gambling operation where a man named Frankie owes money to the underworld and faces threats to pay up or die; and "Sgt. Audley V. Walsh Speaks," an educational segment from the Ridgefield Park Police Department explaining the purpose and psychological impact of police line-ups on arrested suspects.

Contains 5 stories

The Mad Mobster

8 pp · Crime, Detective-Mystery

Pencils Cal MasseyInks Cal Massey

Hack For Hire

6 pp · Crime

Four To One You Lose

5 pp · Crime

Pencils Jim ReilleyInks Jim Reilley

The Key

3 pp · Crime

Escape

3 pp · Crime

Pencils Floyd Torbert [as Torb]Inks Floyd Torbert [as Torb]

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $1,369

CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $9,642*

CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $7,850*

CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $6,528*

CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $5,503*

CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $4,697*

CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $3,903

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CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $3,784*

CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $3,144*

CGC 4.0 · 7 in census $2,817

CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $2,484

CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $2,201*

CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $1,833*

CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $1,604*

CGC 1.5 · 3 in census $1,188*

CGC 1.0 none in existence

CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $832*

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