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True Crime Comics #3

Jul 1948 · Magazine Village · 0.10 USD
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This issue is an anthology containing at least two crime stories. One features the criminal "The Black Spade" (also known as Harold Crawford), who is cornered by police after committing armed robbery and other crimes; he is convicted and sentenced to prison, where his guilty conscience torments him until he ultimately accepts his punishment. Another story involves a female character named Joyce at a nightclub called "The Top," where she becomes entangled with a federal narcotics agent named Steve Kennedy and encounters criminals involved in illicit operations. The stories emphasize crime's consequences and the work of law enforcement in pursuing and apprehending criminals.

Contains 5 stories
Meet the Split Benny Dickson
13 pp · Crime
Stella Dickson (death)Benny Dickson (death)
Adolph Berg
6 pp · Crime
Joyce McAllister
10 pp · Crime
The Terror Reign of Boston's Black Spade
6 pp · Crime
Vengeance of the Mounted
5 pp · Crime

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $503
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $16,987*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $5,465
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $3,967
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $2,973
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CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $2,973
CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $2,109
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $2,109
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $1,751
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $1,751
CGC 4.5 · 7 in census $1,317
CGC 4.0 · 7 in census $1,188
CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $1,120
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $938*
CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $866
CGC 2.0 · 4 in census $635
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $415*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $326*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist, inker Jack Cole
cover pencils, inks Jack Cole

Reprints

Reprinted in True Crime Comics #5 (1949), Mr. Monster's Super Duper Special #3 (1986), Mr. Monster's Super Duper Special #4 (1986), Mr. Monster's Super Duper Special #7 (1987), 3-D True Crime #[nn] (1992), James Bond #5/1993 (1993), Jack Cole and Plastic Man Forms Stretched to Their Limits #[nn] (2001), Crime Comics Confidential #[nn] (2021)

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