The Simon and Kirby library

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"By 1954, the hard-hitting, hard-boiled 'true crime' comics so shocked readers that they were targeted by the government itself. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby produced many of the finest examples of the genre, pushing boundaries and thrilling their audiences. This volume collects 320 pages...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simon, Joe
Other Authors: Kirby, Jack, Saffel, Steve
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Titan Books, 2011
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Comic books, strips, etc > United States.
Crime > Comic books, strips, etc
Criminals > Comic books, strips, etc
Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc
Comics (Graphic works)
Mystery comic books, strips, etc
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / by Max Allan Collins
  • King of the bank robbers (from Clue Comics [Vol. 2] #1, Mar. 1947
  • Gunmaster and the short dangerous life of Packy Smith (fromClue Comics [Vol. 2] #2, Apr. 1947)
  • Gunmaster and the battle for Packy Smith (from Clue Comics [Vol. 2] #2, Apr. 1947)
  • Flowers for Roma (from Clue Comics [Vol. 2] #3, May 1947)
  • Come with me and die (from Real Clue Crime Stories [Vol 2] #4, Jun. 1947)
  • Gang doctor (from Real Clue Crime Stories [Vol. 2] #5, Jul. 1947)
  • The terrible 'Whyos' (from Real Clue Crime Stories [Vol. 2] #5, Jul. 1947)
  • Let me plan your murder (from Real Clue Crime Stories [Vol. 2] #6, Aug. 1947)
  • Get me the golden gun (from Real Clue Crime Stories [Vol. 2] #6, Aug. 1947)
  • Gang war! (from Real Clue Crime Stories [Vol. 2] #7, Sep. 1947)
  • The last bloody days of Babyface Nelson (fom Headline Comics #23, Mar. 1947)
  • Burned at the stake (from Headline Comics #23, Mar. 1947)
  • To my Valentine (from Headline Comics #23, Mar. 1947)
  • Murder on a wave length (from Headline comics #24, May 1947)
  • Grim pay off for the Pinball Mob (from Headline comics #24, May 1947)
  • A phantom pulls the trigger (from Headline comics #24, May 1947)
  • The masquerage of Eddie the doll (from Headline Comics #25, Jul. 1947)
  • Pay up or die! (from Headline Comics #25, Jul. 1947)
  • The life and death of Public Enemy Number one (from Headline Comics #26, Sep. 1947)
  • The strange aftermath of the Kansas City massacre (from Headline Comics #26, Sep. 1947)
  • Stella Mae Dixon: the bobby sox bandit queen (from Headline Comics #27, Nov. 1947)
  • I worked for the fence (from Headline comics #28, Feb. 1948)
  • Bullet-prof bad man! (from Headline comics #30, Jun. 1948)
  • I was a come-on girl for Broken Bones Inc (from Justice Traps the Guilty [Vol. 1.1] #1, Oct. 1947)
  • Firebug (from Justice Traps the Guilty [Vol. 1.1] #1, Oct. 1947)
  • The 'head' in the window (from Justice Traps the Guilty [Vol. 1.1] #1, Oct. 1947)
  • Gun moll! (from Justice Traps the Guilty [Vol. 1.2] #2, Jan. 1948)
  • The true life of Alvin Karpis (from Justice Traps the Guilty [Vol. 1.2] #2, Jan. 1948)
  • Ask Eddie Green, consultant to crime! (from Justice Traps the Guilty [Vol. 1.3] #3, Mar. 1948)
  • Queen of the Speed-Ball Mob (from Justice Traps the Guilty [Vol. 1.4] #4, May 1948)
  • Fight fix! (from Justice Traps the Guilty [Vol. 1.5] #5, Jul. 1948)
  • This way to the gallows if you please! ((from Justice Traps the Guilty [Vol. 2.3] #9, Apr. 1949)
  • The desk sergeant (from Police Trap #2, Nov. 1954)
  • The debt (from Police Trap #6, Sep. 1955).

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