Today in Comics History, August 26, 1934: Mob discovers useful purpose for brooms

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely, colors by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, August 22, 1934: The answer to that question from yesterday?

...is nope.


from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely, colors by Stan Goldberg
Remember back in the days when tough guys called dollars "iron men?"


The story continues...on August 26! Be there or be short several iron men!

Today in Comics History, August 21, 1934: "Has our crime started paying yet?"

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely, colors by Stan Goldberg
Will he make it? Tune in tomorrow!

Today in Comics History, August 21, 1934, 5:30 PM: Well, that'll happen

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely, colors by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, August 21, 1934, 5:04 PM: Police Radio is playing all the hits, all day long

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely,colors by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, August 21, 1934, 5:01 PM: That coulda gone smoother

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely,colors by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, August 21, 1934, 11:50 AM: Everyone is edgy during a red skies Crisis crossover

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely,colors by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, August 21, 1934, 10:40 AM: Charles Nelson Reilly backhands a child

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely,colors by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, August 21, 1934, 9:04 AM: I like Monster Comics, but I also like Blackie and His Cart Comics and Boils and the Jenson Bros. Comics.

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely,colors by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, August 21, 1934: Gang War in Brooklyn makes a hard man humble

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely,colors by Stan Goldberg
More ta...I mean, to come!

Today in Comics History, July 9, 1936: It's a mistake to buy a used jacket from Dick Tracy

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [4] (Marvel/Atlas, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely, colors by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, June 21, 1934: Criminals on Neptune Avenue plan to steal a lot of clams

from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27/4 (Marvel/Atlas, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely, colors by Stan Goldberg