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Lawbreakers Always Lose 10

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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 #10 worth? Current market pricing for Lawbreakers Always Lose #10 shows a latest raw sale of VF+ sold for $68.12 on August 20th, 2006, a latest graded sale of CGC FN/VF 7.0 sold for $216 on February 20th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $68.12 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.0 $216 (1 comp).
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Issue Information
Cover Date
October 1949
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Crime Bureau Stories, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
I Met My Murderer!
 
Cover Credits
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Issue Overview

Lawbreakers Always Lose #10 was published by Crime Bureau Stories, Inc. in October 1949. It is part of the Lawbreakers Always Lose series, which ran from Spring 1948 to October 1949.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Secret of the Smiling Maiden!." Indexed story credits include Pierce Rice and Chu Hing, among others.

Stories

The Secret of the Smiling Maiden!

Credits
Pierce Rice pencils unsigned Chu Hing inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 5794
Pages 8
Type art
Notes: Story based on the historic theft of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from the Musée du Louvre on 21 Aug 1911 by museum employee Vincenzo Perrugia. For some reason, the painting and museum are referred to as the "Museum of Classical Art" and "The Smiling Maiden;" the thief is called "Vincenzio Leopardi," and the date of the theft given as 23 Sep.

I Am My Own Murderer!

Credits
Sol Brodsky pencils guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 5998
Pages 7
Type art

The Shivering Flame

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 2
Type text

Wanted by the F.B.I.

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type public service

The Most Wonderful Dog in the World!

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type house ad
Notes: Ad for Blaze the Wonder Collie.

The Killer Who Walked Like a Man!

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 5921
Pages 8
Type art
Notes: Story shows considerable similarity to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe (1841).

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-09 14:20:58
Last Raw Sale VF+ sold for $68.12 on August 20th, 2006
Last Graded Sale CGC FN/VF 7.0 sold for $216 on February 20th, 2023
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Raw Price Ranges

Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $68.12 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 7.0 $216 (1 comp)
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$68.12
August 20th, 2006
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FN/VF 7.0
$216
February 20th, 2023
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