| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Tom Taggart; inks: Tom Taggart; colors: Tom Taggart | |
| 1 | The Big Book of Thugs | credits, title page | 2 | pencils: Rick Geary; inks: Rick Geary | |
| 2 | The Original Thugs | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Joel Rose | |
| 3 | Thuggees | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Tayyar Ozkan; inks: Tayyar Ozkan | |
| 4 | Street Gangs | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Joel Rose | |
| 5 | The Bowery Boys | comic story | 5 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Roger Langridge; inks: Roger Langridge | |
| 6 | The Dead Rabbits | comic story | 1 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Karen Platt; inks: Karen Platt | |
| 7 | The Whyos | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Randy DuBurke; inks: Randy DuBurke | |
| 8 | The Midnight Terrors! | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Bill Alger; inks: Bill Alger | |
| 9 | The Crazy Butch Gang | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: James Romberger; inks: James Romberger | |
| 10 | The Molasses Gang | comic story | 1 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Kim Deitch; inks: Kim Deitch | |
| 11 | The Gangs of Old New York | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton | |
| 12 | Plug Uglies | comic story | 1 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: David Bluestein; inks: David Bluestein | |
| 13 | Yellow Henry Gang | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Gordon Purcell; inks: Gordon Purcell | |
| 14 | The Sydney Ducks | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Batton Lash; inks: Batton Lash | |
| 15 | The Car Barn Gang | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Kieron Dwyer; inks: Kieron Dwyer | |
| 16 | The Eastmans | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Gray Morrow; inks: Gray Morrow | |
| 17 | The We Boys Mob | comic story | 1 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Fred Harper; inks: Fred Harper | |
| 18 | Early Americans | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Joel Rose | |
| 19 | The Doane Gang | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Chris McLoughlin; inks: Chris McLoughlin | |
| 20 | The Secret Band of Brothers | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Rafael Kayanan; inks: Rafael Kayanan | |
| 21 | The Loomis Gang | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Rick Geary; inks: Rick Geary | |
| 22 | Devil Ance and the Hatfield Gang | comic story | 7 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Robin Smith; inks: Robin Smith | |
| 23 | Mother Marm Mandelbaum | comic story | 7 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman; inks: D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman | |
| 24 | The White Family Gang | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Glenn Barr; inks: Glenn Barr | |
| 25 | The Highbinder Society | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Gahan Wilson; inks: Gahan Wilson | |
| 26 | Mock Duck & the Hip Sing Tong | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Val Semeiks; inks: Val Semeiks | |
| 27 | The Valley Gang | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Alex Wald; inks: Alex Wald | |
| 28 | Pirates, River Rats, and Railroad Robbers | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Joel Rose | |
| 29 | Bully Wilson and the Cave-in Rock Pirates | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Shepherd Hendrix; inks: Shepherd Hendrix | |
| 30 | Colonel Plug's River Rats | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Robbie Busch; inks: Robbie Busch | colonel Plug |
| 31 | The Swamp Angels | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton | |
| 32 | The Bayonne-Abriel Gang | comic story | 1 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Larry Daley; inks: Larry Daley | |
| 33 | Sadie the Goat and Her Pirate Gang | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Rick Parker; inks: Rick Parker | |
| 34 | The Hook Gang | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Steve Leialoha | |
| 35 | Railroad-Robbing Gangs | comic story | 6 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano | |
| 36 | The White Hand Gang | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: George Freeman; inks: George Freeman | |
| 37 | Wild, Wild West | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Joel Rose | |
| 38 | The Doolin Gang | comic story | 6 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath | |
| 39 | The Buck Gang | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Steve Smith; inks: Steve Smith | |
| 40 | The Red Sash Gang | comic story | 6 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Kirk-Albert Etienne; inks: Kirk-Albert Etienne | Nate Champion; Ella Watson [Cattle Kate]; Jim Averill; Colonel Frank Wolcott; Frank Canton; Nick Ray; Sheriff Red Angus; Asa Mercer |
| 41 | Old Man Harvey's Gang | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer | |
| 42 | The McCarty Gang | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Ted Slampyak; inks: Ted Slampyak | |
| 43 | The Reynolds Gang | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Hunt Emerson; inks: Hunt Emerson | |
| 44 | The Dodge City Peace Commission | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Bob Smith; inks: Bob Smith | |
| 45 | The Black Jack Ketchum Gang | comic story | 1 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Phil Foglio; inks: Phil Foglio | |
| 46 | The McCanles Gang | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Dan Burr; inks: Dan Burr | |
| 47 | Vigilantes | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Joel Rose | |
| 48 | The East Texas Regulator Gang | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Ward Sutton; inks: Ward Sutton | |
| 49 | The Slickers: Spanking Vigilantes | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Michael Kupperman; inks: Michael Kupperman | |
| 50 | The Stranglers | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Linda Medley; inks: Linda Medley | |
| 51 | Regulators of the Carolinas | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Mick McMahon; inks: Mick McMahon | |
| 52 | Tobacco Night Riders | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Chas Truog; inks: Chas Truog | |
| 53 | The Hounds | comic story | 2 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Leslie Sternbergh; inks: Joe Rubinstein | |
| 54 | American Protective League | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Steve Lieber; inks: Steve Lieber | |
| 55 | The Mollie Maguires | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Jim Fern; inks: Jim Fern | |
| 56 | Political Gangs | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Joel Rose | |
| 57 | Ragen's Colts | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Hilary Barta; inks: Hilary Barta | |
| 58 | The Rich Men's Coachmen's Club | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Paul Guinan; inks: Paul Guinan | |
| 59 | The Anarchist Bonnot | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Wm. Marshall Rogers; inks: Wm. Marshall Rogers | |
| 60 | College Kidnappers Club | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Alfredo Alcala; inks: Alfredo Alcala | |
| 61 | The Ohio Gang | comic story | 5 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Joe Sacco; inks: Joe Sacco | |
| 62 | The Bliss Bank Ring | comic story | 3 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Jeff Parker; inks: Jeff Parker | |
| 63 | The Brady Gang | comic story | 4 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: Graham Manley; inks: Graham Manley | |
| 64 | The Bloody Tubs | comic story | 1 | script: Joel Rose; pencils: S. M. Taggart; inks: S. M. Taggart | |
| 65 | Biographies | text article | 3 | letters: typeset | |
| 66 | Bibliography | text article | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 67 | Copyright Information | text article | 1 | letters: typeset | |