Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) Vol. 2 #1

Cover by Janice Valleau. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Roy Garn, Janice Valleau, Milt Hammer, Robert Plate, Nina Albright, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. The remaining members of the Spade Gang make a last desperate attack against King Cole and his detective team. Toni Gayle's bodyguard Biff wants to solve a murder on his own, but the "victim" is actually a posed artist's model. Goatee'd criminologist Dr Doom (no relation to Victor) investigates when a visiting European count is robbed of his briefcase and his false teeth. Toni Gayle cover by early female comics artist Janice Valleau. Mysterious Stranger; Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Homer K. Beagle; Inspector Klooz; Dr. Doom: The Case of the Missing False Teeth; Boitram the Boiglar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.