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Title: REAL CLUE CRIME STORIES Vol. 7, No. 1
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Publisher:Hillman [Indicia: Hillman Periodicals, Inc.]
Date Published: March, 1952
Description:

VG (4.0). Small chip and 1/4" split to spine crown, small chip and nearly 1/2" split at spine foot, spine lightly stressed and rolled, 1/4" split to spine about an inch below bottom staple, staples positioned poorly, small faded spot affecting "ME!!" in "CRIME!!" in logo superscription, small speck of residue about an inch from top spine. Cream to off-white pages. Cover: John Prentice? Art: Bill Ely, Dick Briefer, Mike Roy. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in any grade. A 5.0 copy of Vol. 1, No. 2 sold for $79 in 2019.

Family dysfunction ish: Bad dad murders his daughter's fiancé minutes before the wedding ceremony; rotten son swipes dough from his impoverished pop; a king's creepy cousin abandons the king's son in the woods to bolster his own position in the royal succession.

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