CREATOR

Name: Lev Gleason Publications (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1939 by Leverett 'Lev' Gleason (1898-1971). Stopped in 1956.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Lev Gleason in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation mostly published stories from the crime, romance, and Western genres. It rarely used a logo on the comic book front covers.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1939. Stopped in 1942 after 21 issues*, but was continued titled Crime does not Pay.

The series contains several independent action stories featuring different heroic characters. Recurring examples are Captain Battle, Daredevil (from Daredevil Comics), Mister Midnite, Silver Streak, The Claw, and The Saint.

* Three more issues have been published later on; #22 and #23 in 1946, and #24 in 2009.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1939
#7 - 1941
#12 - 1941

#16 - 1941
#18 - 1942
#21 - 1942

 

 

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