Crime Patrol #7 The Promise Collection Pedigree (EC, 1948) CGC NM 9.4 White pages....

Auction amount: $13,200.00

Sold: Sep 12, 2021

Crime Patrol #7 Values

Publisher: EC, 1948

About Crime Patrol #7

First issue of the title, formerly known as International Comics. Introduction of Captain Crime. Johnny Craig cover and art. Sheldon Moldoff art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Field Marshal of Murder!

Pencils: Johnny Craig [as Craig] (signed)

Inks: Johnny Craig [as Craig] (signed)

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: The Field-Marshal of Murder!

Characters: Captain Crime [aka "Trigger" Hancock] (introduction); General Grimmler [aka The Field Marshall of Murder] (villain, escaped Gestapo Chief, introduction, death); Grimmler's gang [Ape Benson (death); others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis: Crime first ran into Grimmler in the Balkans, but the criminal had friends in this nation who hid, fed and clothed him, and was surrounded by a gang of cutthroats and bandits. In order to battle Grimmler, Crime establishes an alias of Trigger Hancock and challenges Grimmler with his own gang. When Grimmler decides to put Hancock in his own gang, and proposes they take Fort Knox. Hancock readily agrees, but Grimmler doesn't know it is a carefully designed trap to catch him.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Johnny Craig [as Craig] (signed)

Inks: Johnny Craig [as Craig] (signed)

Letters: ? (Leroy lettering)

Notes: Only appearance of Captain Crime. Captain Crime was a former U.S. Army paratrooper turned hard-boiled G-Man. According to Tales of Terror: The EC Companion, Johnny Craig thought this story was written by either Gardner Fox or Ivan Klapper. Some of the story is told in flashback.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	3	2	0	3	4	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	25
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	1	3	2	0	3	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	27

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