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Item #24819293
Published Nov 1951 by Avon Publications.Space Detective (1951) 2 VG 4.0
Ended Oct 15 2013 Winning Bid $122 Art by Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, and Henry C. Kiefer. Cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. When danger threatens the Earth, wealthy Rod Hathaway and his secretary Dot change into the space-roving superheroes The Avenger and Teena. While pursuing the space slave-ring of the Gargoyle, The Avenger and Teena encounter the beautiful but bewinged Bat Women of Mercury and other menaces. In the backup story, the Shadow Squad is a special unit of the NYPD investigating future crimes in the far-off year 2000. Also featuring a typically great contents page illustrated by Wally Wood on the inside front cover. Plus another fun cover by legends Joe Orlando and Wally Wood, and a backup story featuring the Shadow Squad. Slave Ship of Saturn; Batwomen of Mercury!; The Metal Murderers of Mars!; Tales from the Shadow Squad: The Case of the Sub-Sea Bandits. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: VG 4.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)