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VG+ (4.5). Thin reading crease along bottom spine of front cover, small dogeared nick (3mm) to top edge of front cover, thumb-crease marks to right edge of front cover, sun shadows to bottom edge and spine edge of back cover, distributor's rubberstamp ("JUL 2 L") to "C" in "CRIME." Off-white pages. Cover: No credits. Art: Ross Andru, Doug Wildey Ed Goldfarb. Used in PARADE OF PLEASURE. CGC Census: 7 Blue Label copies. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade in 8 years. Only 3 reported sales in all grades. A 4.0 sold for $384 in June 2020. A cop kills his wife and beats a confession out of an innocent man in "The Killer," a swipe of EC's "The Confession" (Shock SuspenStories #4, Aug.-Sept., 1952). In another story, a sleazy photographer, clearly a thinly-veiled pornographer, lures naïve young women to his studio and takes compromising photos (Girl: "I—I feel so funny posing in a bathing suit. Nobody at home would understand if they..." Photographer: "Just try to relax, Frances, relax"). He blackmails the women into giving him money, and, it is suggested, more intimate forms of payment ("Either you continue your 'training' with me, or...."). Images from this mag were used in Geoffrey Wagner's anti-mass media tome Parade of Pleasure. Consignments welcome for PBA's Fall 2022 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art, vintage comic-related photos and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to [email protected] . A limited edition of 100 softcover and 6 hardcover catalogues are available. 140 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact [email protected] .