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CATALOG RECORD

Famous Crimes #2

Fox · Series began 1948 · August 1948

Dates

Cover date
August 1948
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Louis Ravielliinks: Louis Ravielli

Stories

  • Blacky Banton, Incendiary Killer: Shoot to Kill · 10 pages

    Fresh out of prison, Blacky is back in the business he loves, arson. With the aid of his girlfriend Mavis, liberal amounts of gasoline and dynamite, Blacky has fun until he runs afoul of two nosey hunters.

  • Frame Up · 1 pages

    A bad cop turns on his mob buddy but a witness ensures he gets the chair.

  • The Amazing Dr. Holmes: Murdering Lothario of Illinois · 9 pages

    'Dr.' Holmes kills everyone who comes between him and his goal until a con he crossed spills the beans.

  • Stir Scared Killer · A True Crime Story · 2 pages

    Two time loser gets caught.

  • Killers at Large · 1 pages

    Ann and Tom Duncan aka Mr. and Mrs. Murder.

  • Joe Corregio: The Elusive Killer · 9 pages

    Joe and Sammy are hold up artist, but when Sammy gets the jitters, he kills people.

Reprinted in

Shocking Mystery Cases (1952), Blue Bolt Weird Tales (1951), Shock Detective Cases (1952), Startling Terror Tales (1953)

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