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4Winter 1948
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War Against Crime #4

EC · Winter 1948 · on sale 1948-09-09

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Identification plate

Series
War Against Crime (EC, 1948 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
Winter 1948
Key date
1948-12-00
On-sale date
1948-09-09
Indicia publisher
L. L. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craigsix policemen
2The Machine-Gun Mad Mobsterscomic story10pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al FeldsteinRocks Balters; Squint; Chick; district attorney; Jim; many unnamed mobsters, witnesses, police
3The Menace of the Railroads!comic story8script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffTom 'Choo-Choo' Jones; Diana Rage; J. L. Grover; Superintendent Peters; Susan; Mauler; Baldy; Pop Jones; Engineer White
4Sure-Fire Winners!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (cover reproductions); inks: ? (cover reproductions)
5A Matter of Minutes!text story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetJess Martin; Uncle Bryan Martin; Bellows; police detective
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (cover reproductions); inks: ? (cover reproductions); letters: typeset
7The Robbery Ring The Case of the Striking Serpent!comic story9pencils: Howard Larsen; inks: Howard LarsenThree unnamed hoodlums; Mr. Connors; Legrand; Inspector Hall

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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