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True Crime Comics#4

True Crime Comics #4

Nov 1948 · Alval Publishers · 0.10 CAD
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In "$100.00 Reward for Information Leading to the Capture of James Kent," Jack Cole crafts a tense, grounded tale of desperation and deception in 1948’s True Crime Comics #4. Through the Johnsons’ hearing of Mary Kennedy’s harrowing escape from a drug operation run by a man named Tony, the story unfolds with quiet dread, spotlighting how coercion and fear can trap even the most willing to break free. With Jack Cole handling writing, art, and inks, the issue delivers a stark, character-driven narrative that lingers long after the final panel.

Contains 3 stories
$100.00 Reward for Information Leading to the Capture of James Kent
6 pp · Crime
Murder, Morphine and Me!
14 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Mary Kennedy [aka Jane] (villain, reforms, narrator)Olsen "Olie" JohnsonMrs. JohnsonJoseph 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)

In "Murder, Morphine and Me!" from True Crime Comics #4 (1948), Mary Kennedy—once known as Jane—shares her harrowing journey from a Kansas City roomer to a woman trapped in a deadly drug ring, where charm and deception were her only weapons. As she recounts her past to the Johnsons, the story unfolds through the shadows of a city where even the most ordinary lives can be twisted by addiction and betrayal, all while a network of dealers, killers, and a shadowy boss pull the strings from behind the scenes.

Boston's Bloody Gang War
9 pp · Crime

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $98
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $442*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $371*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $219*
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CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 none in existence
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CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $103*
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writer, artist, inker Jack Cole

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