|
|
Post by jason on Jun 10, 2020 17:28:17 GMT -5
A lot of the crime comics of the 40s-50s claimed to be based off actual cases, was this legit for most of them,or was it just publicity?
|
|
|
|
Post by Cei-U! on Jun 10, 2020 18:59:46 GMT -5
A lot of the crime comics of the 40s-50s claimed to be based off actual cases, was this legit for most of them,or was it just publicity? In the case of Crime Does Not Pay during its first three years of publication (1942-44), the stories were indeed based on true cases. That said, the retellings were heavily sensationalized and exaggerated, not unlike the "true crime" TV shows you find all over cable. As for later crime titles, I can't say since my research hasn't gotten that far yet.
Cei-U! I summon half an answer!
|
|
|
|
Post by codystarbuck on Jun 11, 2020 22:09:00 GMT -5
Too legit to quit!
Sorry, I had to.
About as legit as detective magazines and pulps; some basis on reality, a whole lot of fiction.
|
|
|
|
Post by MDG on Jun 12, 2020 8:47:29 GMT -5
In one of the Mr. Monster-hosted reprint series Eclipse put out, there was a story where the publisher offered a reward for any reader that come forward with a lead about one of the cases. So it must be true, right?  |
|
|
|
Post by tartanphantom on Jun 13, 2020 16:25:16 GMT -5
Kind reminds me of the hub-bub around the movie, "Fargo." Based on a true story? Turns out, eh, not so much...
|
|
|
|
Post by codystarbuck on Jun 13, 2020 19:31:51 GMT -5
Kind reminds me of the hub-bub around the movie, "Fargo." Based on a true story? Turns out, eh, not so much...
Pretty much what I said about Bohemian Rhapsody. |
|
