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5December 1948
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Lawbreakers Always Lose #5

Marvel · December 1948 · on sale 1948-09-01

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Identification plate

Series
Lawbreakers Always Lose (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
December 1948
Key date
1948-12-00
On-sale date
1948-09-01
Indicia publisher
Crime Bureau Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1
1How Smart Can You Be?comic story10pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema
2The Double Double-Cross!comic story5pencils: Chuck Winter
3Hi, Friendspromo (ad from the publisher)1
4Wanted by the F.B.I.public service announcement1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph)
5Selling Spirits Shorttext story2pencils: ? (1 illustration); inks: ? (1 illustration); letters: typeset
6A Penny for Your Life!comic story3pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Vince Alascia
7The Fury of the Phantom!comic story8pencils: Al Camy; inks: Tom Gill

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Series context

‹ #45 of 10#6 ›

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