The Scorn of the Faceless People!

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Bill Draut, Black Magic, dreams, golden age, Headline Publications, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mort Meskin

In this nearly forgotten issue of Black Magic from 1950, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby again tackled a subject of great interest to them in those years: dreams.

Mort Meskin and Bill Draut also contribute to this issue. We saw their work alongside Kirby & Simon in Strange World of Your Dreams and other golden age gems.

Collector’s Guide:
The first three issues of Black Magic are now collected in a Kindle version!
– Originally from Black Magic Vol. 1, #2
Headline Publications, Dec. 1950
Produced by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Scorn of the Faceless People!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; dream analysis story. The Cheerful Old Lady in Black!, art by Mort Meskin. The Cloak!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Paul Darvas orders a new cloak, only to receive a cursed cloak from Asmodeus himself. Out of Your Mind text story. I’ve Seen You Before, art by Bruno Premiani. Yesterday You Died!, art by Bill Draut; When Grace Hanley is looking to buy a house she sees a ghostly image of a murder that has yet to happen in that house. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price

Jack Kirby Crime: The Money-Making Machine Swindlers!

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crime, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Jack Kirby Crime: The Capture of “One-Eye”!

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Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Jack Kirby Crime: The Phony Check Racketeers!

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crime, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Jack Kirby Crime: Underworld Snob!

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crime, Eddie Bentz, golden age, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Jack Kirby Crime: The Masked Killer!

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crime, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Jack Kirby Crime: Gun Moll!

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crime, golden age, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Jack Kirby Crime: The True Life Story of Alvin Karpis!

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Alvin Karpis, crime, golden age, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Jack Kirby Crime: Fight Fix!

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boxing, crime, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Jack Kirby Crime: Counterfeit Cash!

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counterfeit money, crime, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Jack Kirby Crime: Queen of the Speed-ball Mob!

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crime, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, Prize

Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.

Collector’s Guide: The first three issues of Justice Traps the Guilty are now collected in a Kindle version!
– From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.

Black Magic: Last Second of Life by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon!

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Black Magic, Crestwood, golden age, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon

Enjoy this mysterious tale from an issue of Black Magic, produced by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in 1953. Simon and Kirby produced this entire issue, which includes several stories.

The numbering of Black Magic can be confusing. This was the first issue of the fourth volume, but Crestwood Publishing put out eight volumes between 1950 and 1961. Simon and Kirby produced the first five volumes, although they did not create all the stories.

Collector’s Guide:
The first three issues of Black Magic are now collected in a Kindle version!
– Originally from Black Magic #25 (Vol. 4, #1); Crestwood, 1953.
– Other volumes with Simon/Kirby production include Black Magic Volume 1, Black Magic Volume 2, Black Magic Volume 3 and Black Magic Volume 5,