Crime Does Not Pay Archives

Crime Does Not Pay remains perhaps the single most notorious title in comic book history, and Crime Does Not Pay #33 gives us an excellent snap-shot as to why.  While the cover is what sparks its notoriety among vintage comic book collectors, the eclectic mix of people involved in putting out this comic book serves[...]

Crime Does Not Pay is one of the most infamous comics from the golden age Looking for violent content and stuff that would get you in trouble if your parents saw you reading it? This was the book for you Published by Lev Gleason starting in the 1940s, this is THE crime comic This is[...]

Kiefer did a wide range of work for a number of publishers, but is best remembered for his Classics Illustrated Work, which probably accounts for the existence of the little-known Consolidated Magazines Masterpieces Illustrated.  Lucky Comics #2 is a stand-out here, sometimes called a "poor man's Crime Does Not Pay #24." by collectors for the[...]

Crime Does Not Pay remains perhaps the single most notorious title in comic book history, and Crime Does Not Pay #33 gives us an excellent snap-shot as to why.  While the cover is what sparks its notoriety among vintage comic book collectors, the eclectic mix of people involved in putting out this comic book serves[...]

The Downstage Performance Society in Calgary is continuing its Fieldwork program by performing three nights of a work in progress musical called Crime Does Not Pay The play is based off of the comic series that ran from 1942 to 1955 and published by Lev Gleason Publications The series, created by Charles Biro and Bob Wood[...]