D.S. Publishing (Exposed, Gangsters Can't Win, Underworld, etc.) 1 1

[Electricmastro]

An appreciation thread for D.S. Publishing, who started off with Jeff Jordan, U.S. Agent in 1947 and went defunct in 1957, their longest-running series having been Exposed, Gangsters Can't Win, Outlaws, Public Enemies, and Underworld.

Their comics include:

Exposed (1948)

Gangsters Can't Win (1948)

Outlaws (1948)

Public Enemies (1948)

Underworld (1948)

Pay-Off (1948)

Roundup (1948)

Elsie the Cow Comics (1949)

Let's Pretend (1950)

Select Detective (1948)

Whodunit (1948)

Moe & Shmoe (1948)

Breeze Lawson, Sky Sheriff (1948)

Circus Comics (1948)

Jeff Jordan, U.S. Agent (1947)

Tex Farrell (1948)

Other appreciation threads: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/470215-publisher-appreciation-threads/

Edited August 24, 2020 by Electricmastro

[Robot Man]

[Robot Man]

[Robot Man]

[Robot Man]

[Electricmastro]

4 hours ago, Robot Man said:

D.S. was definitely one of the earliest companies to follow and take after doing gruesome crime comic books after Lev Gleason’s Crime Does Not Pay.

[Larryw7]

What issue is the last page from?

[Electricmastro]

20 minutes ago, Larryw7 said:

What issue is the last page from?

It’s from Underworld #3 (June, 1948), probably the earliest comic I saw to show people getting chopped up, or at least show a child getting chopped up anyway.

[MrBedrock]

[MrBedrock]

[MrBedrock]

[RareHighGrade]

4 hours ago, Electricmastro said:

It’s from Underworld #3 (June, 1948), probably the earliest comic I saw to show people getting chopped up, or at least show a child getting chopped up anyway.

Beyond gruesome. Three separate hatchet murders, including her own child.

[Hap Hazard]

Here's a few more.

[Electricmastro]

59 minutes ago, RareHighGrade said:

Beyond gruesome. Three separate hatchet murders, including her own child.

Yep, Belle Gunness was definitely one of the most wretched women of her time, and quite the case study in the history of criminal serial killers in America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gunness

[Marty Mann]

[Marty Mann]

Had to dig through a few boxes to find this.

 

Edited June 28, 2020 by Marty Mann

[Hap Hazard]

WHODUNIT? # 3

[Electricmastro]

Let's Pretend #2 (July, 1950). Art by Eric Peters.

[Kevin.J]

[Get Marwood & I]

On 6/25/2020 at 9:46 PM, Electricmastro said: