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Lawbreakers Always Lose 5

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Published Spring 1948 – October 1949
Issue Numbers 1 – 10
Total Issues 10

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How much is Lawbreakers Always Lose #5 worth? Current market pricing for Lawbreakers Always Lose #5 shows a latest raw sale of VG+ 4.5 sold for $100 on 2026-?, a latest graded sale of CGC VG- 3.5 sold for $99 on August 8th, 2022.
Raw price ranges include Very Good/Fine 5.0 $100 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.5 $99 (1 comp); CGC 9.0 $1,320 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 5th, 2026.

Issue Information
Cover Date
December 1948
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Crime Bureau Stories, Inc.
 
Cover Credits
Bill Everett pencils guess
Carl Burgos inks guess
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Lawbreakers Always Lose #5 was published by Crime Bureau Stories, Inc. in December 1948. It is part of the Lawbreakers Always Lose series, which ran from Spring 1948 to October 1949.

Cover credits include Bill Everett and Carl Burgos.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "How Smart Can You Be?." Indexed story credits include John Buscema and Chuck Winter, among others.

Stories

Notes: Anti-Wertham editorial.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-05 11:21:00
Last Raw Sale VG+ 4.5 sold for $100 on 2026-?
Last Graded Sale CGC VG- 3.5 sold for $99 on August 8th, 2022
Reported Sources MyComicShop / eBay listing surfaced by MyComicShop, Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good/Fine 5.0 $100 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.5 $99 (1 comp)
CGC 9.0 $1,320 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (4)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
VG+ 4.5
$100
2026-?
MyComicShop / eBay listing surfaced by MyComicShop
VG- 3.5
$99
August 8th, 2022
Heritage Auctions
-
$1,320
September 27th, 2021
Heritage Auctions
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$408
December 14th, 2025
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