Complete Book of True Crime Comics

Woody Hamilton and Harry Lucey brought a gritty, documentary-style approach to this single-issue pulp magazine from Wm. H. Wise & Co., published in 1944. It collects dramatized, black-and-white accounts of real-life criminal cases, blending lurid tabloid sensationalism with a stern, cautionary tone. As an early example of "true crime" comics, it stands out for its unusual format—a book-length, non-superhero comic that predates the genre's later boom.