Crime Reporter
St. John // August 1948 - October 1948
Issue count: 3
Fleeting but classic comic series about crimes and the journalists who reported on them! See what copies that are floating around are selling for by using our online price guide!
Crime Reporter is an anthology series released in 1948. It originally had plans to be a longer series, but internal publisher issues and failing to amass a huge readership made it difficult, and only three issues were released. The stories featured several crime cases and the reporters following them to publish the stories in their newspapers. The idea behind the comic was good, but a lot of other comics with varying subjects were being released at the time, and this is one that didn’t make the cut.
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Issue #1
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What's Crime Reporter #1 worth in 2024?
The most expensive Crime Reporter (1948) #1 to ever sell was a NM 9.4 rated pedigree from the Promise Collection. That book was sold for $9,600 in November 2021. A VG+ 4.5 was sold for $432 in November 2022. The lowest ever recorded sale of this issue was a 3.0 G/VG rated which went for $200 in March 2022. Both of these sales were the only time Crime Reporter (1948) #1 ever traded blows on the market.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Crime Reporter (1948) #1 was published in August 1948 by St. John Publications. This issue was penciled and inked by Bob Lubbers.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art of this issue is titled as "Death Makes A Deadline". It was penciled and inked by Bob Lubbers.
Story Synopsis
Crime Reporter (1948) #1 consists of the following storylines:
- Jinx Jordan Crime Reporter storyline
- The Blue Monk storyline
- K-9 storyline
- Ventrilo storyline
- Rocky Stone storyline
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $408 | $560 | $1,200 | $9,600 | $9,600 |
Issue #2
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What's Crime Reporter #2 worth in 2024?
Crime Reporter (1948) #2 set the record price of $24,000 in November 2021. This was for a 9.4 graded Cgc from the Promise Collection pedigree. A VG/FN 5.0 was sold for $2,400 as of May 2022. A GD+ 2.5 was sold for $495 in February 2023 which is by the lowest recorded grade of this issue.
Why is this comic book valuable?
St. John publishing Company published Crime Reporter (1948) #2 in October 1948. The cover art was pencilled bu Matt Baker and inked by Ray Osrin. This issue was pencilled and inked by Paul Gattuso and George Tuska.
Key Facts About the Comic
The Crime Reporter (1948) #2 features the murder scene of the stage beauty.
Story Synopsis
The Crime Reporter (1948) #2 features the following storylines:
- Crime Reporter Nabs Stage Beauty's Killer
- Blue Monk Queers Mob Leader's Murder Alibi
- Police Leaks Traced to Thug in City Jail'
- Devil's Decoy
- Girl's Captors Killed in Dope Ransom Plot
- Gem Cache Uncovered Before Mansion Burns
- Murder Mix-up
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | $1,500 | $200 | $2,625 | $24,000 | $24,000 |
Issue #3
What's Crime Reporter #3 worth in 2024?
Crime Reporter (1948) #3 has the highest recorded sale of $14,400 as of November 2021. This was for a NM/M 9.6 grade pedigree from The Promise Collection. A VG/FN was recently sold for $780 as of October 2022 while a 3.5 graded VG- was sold for $604 in January 2023.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Crime reporter (1948) #3 was published in October 1948 by St. John Publishing company. The cover art of this issue was done by Matt Bake and the artwork was done by George Tuska.
Story Synopsis
Crime Reporter (1948) #3 has the following storylines:
- Gang Victim Avenged by Crime Reporters
- Dynamite Switch Foils Payroll Loot Payoff
- Newsman Balks Scheme to Kill Key Witness
- Pseudo-Murder
- Murder Unmasks Snake Cult Chief's Swindle
- Poison Death Linked to Fake Heir Fraud
- Mock Murder
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $460 | $130 | $0 | $14,400 | $14,400 |