| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro | |
| 1 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 4 | pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Foreword | text article | 3 | script: Howard Chaykin | |
| 4 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro | Mister Crime |
| 6 | Crime Kings | comic story | 11 | script: Dick Wood | |
| 7 | The Killer the Law Couldn't Kill | comic story | 4 | pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer | |
| 8 | The Texas Terrors | comic story | 7 | pencils: Volman; inks: Volman | |
| 9 | Mirthful Murder and the Crazy Killers | comic story | 7 | script: Dick Wood; pencils: R. W. Hall; inks: R. W. Hall | |
| 10 | The Praying Corpse | text story | 2 | script: Dick Wood | |
| 11 | Sing Sing Prison Break | comic story | 6 | script: Milton Kramer; pencils: Jack Alderman; inks: Jack Alderman | |
| 12 | Crime Close-Ups | comic story | 2 | | |
| 13 | The Patent Leather Killer! | comic story | 6 | pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine Infantino | Johnny Sherman; John Betts |
| 14 | Be a Detective | comic story | 7 | script: Dick Briefer; pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer; letters: Dick Briefer | Charles Biro; Bob Wood |
| 17 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro | |
| 21 | Crime Kings the True Story of Jean Cavaillac | comic story | 11 | | Mr. Crime |
| 22 | James O'Connor Master of Jailbreak | comic story | 8 | | |
| 23 | Million Dollar Robbery | comic story | 7 | pencils: Ellis Chambers; inks: Ellis Chambers | |
| 24 | Two-Legged Rats -The Curse of the Hand | comic story | 4.5 | pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob Montana | |
| 25 | Get the Best for Your Money! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.5 | pencils: ? (spot illustrations); inks: ? (spot illustrations); letters: ?; typeset | |
| 26 | The Wrong Hero | text story | 2 | script: Dick Wood | |
| 27 | The Horror Hobby | comic story | 4 | pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer | Don Costello |
| 28 | Smart Guy of Crime | comic story | 8 | pencils: A. Kaplan; inks: A. Kaplan | |
| 29 | The Mystery of the Symphony of Death | comic story | 7 | pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer | |
| 34 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro | |
| 38 | The Man Who Loved Murder | comic story | 12 | pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy Palais | Mr. Crime; Reynolds Forsbey |
| 39 | Screaming Death | comic story | 6 | pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer | |
| 40 | Senorita of Sin | comic story | 7.67 | | |
| 41 | Conny the Convict | comic story | 1 | pencils: Louis Trakis; inks: Louis Trakis | |
| 42 | The Last Stick-Up | text story | 2 | script: Dick Wood | |
| 43 | Mad Dogs of Oklahoma | comic story | 8 | | |
| 44 | Playboys of Crime | comic story | 8 | pencils: Alan Mandel; inks: Alan Mandel | |
| 45 | Death Pulls the Trigger | comic story | 7.67 | pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer | |
| 46 | A Million Miles from Care | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); letters: typeset | |
| 51 | Murder Master | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro | |
| 52 | An Important Statement for Every Reader of Crime Does Not Pay! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | script: Lev Gleason | |
| 53 | Career of Carrington Hill | comic story | 9 | pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy Palais | Mr. Crime |
| 54 | Four Crooks and a Coffin | comic story | 8 | pencils: Lol Silver; inks: Lol Silver | |
| 55 | Female Blue Beard | comic story | 3.75 | script: Dick Wood; pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer | |
| 56 | The World's Best Comic Heroes!!! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.25 | pencils: ? (spot illustrations); inks: ? (spot illustrations); letters: typeset | |
| 57 | Murder Master | comic story | 7 | | |
| 58 | Angel Face of Crime | text story | 2 | script: Dick Wood | |
| 59 | This'll Kill You! | cartoon | 1 | script: Louis Trakis; pencils: Louis Trakis; inks: Louis Trakis | |
| 60 | The Case of the Missing Monster | comic story | 5 | script: Dick Wood; pencils: R. W. Hall; inks: R. W. Hall | |
| 61 | Nolan the Notorious | comic story | 6 | pencils: Volp, Holly; inks: Volp, Holly | |
| 62 | Who Murdered Beautiful Mary Lawson? | comic story | 6 | pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer | Mary Lawson (death); Ruth Lawson; Mrs. Lawson (housekeeper); Walter Wiggin (fish merchant); Bert Dinger (clothing salesman); un-named Police Inspector; O'Rooney (Policeman); Virgil Crowe (villain, dwarf newsdealer, death) |
| 63 | A Crimebuster Special | comic story | 2 | script: Charles Biro; pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro | |
| 64 | Silver Streak Archives | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); letters: typeset | |
| 65 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Edvard Moritz; inks: Edvard Moritz | |
| 66 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Peter Poplaski; inks: Peter Poplaski | |
| 67 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 68 | All True Crime Stories! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); letters: typeset | |