Mike Barnett Man Against Crime (1951 Fawcett) 6

Cover by Carl Pfeufer. Mike Barnett, who did not carry a gun, was one of the first private-eye heroes on the brand-new medium of television. Mike discovers that Gloria, the daughter of a local politician, is being blackmailed for her role in a phony traffic accident. On a pleasure cruise around the city, Mike witnesses a man killed with an expertly thrown knife, and then finds himself blamed for the murder. Like many great private eyes, Mike narrates his stories in first-person. Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb's riddle war turns into a battle of wits for the unarmed. Accident on Purpose; Hook the Crook; Newt the Sleuth; Vanishing Villain; The Knife from Nowhere; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Riddle; Hy and Lowe. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.