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Item #51365306
Published Nov 1948 by Creastwood.Charlie Chan (1948 Crestwood/Prize/Charlton) 3 CGC 4.0
Paper: Slightly britle
Label #1224722004
Ended Oct 13 2020 Winning Bid $180 Cover by Jack Kirby (credited as Simon and Kirby). Art by Carmine Infantino and Dick Briefer. Comic-book adventures of the legendary Asian-American detective, notable for their Jack Kirby covers. This series was designed to tie in with the Charlie Chan radio series then airing on the Mutual network. Chan and his son find danger and romance, respectively, while seeking smuggled silk in the North Woods of Canada. Chan investigates a locked-room mystery when a smuggling tycoon is killed by unknown means. Female private eye Keri Krane and her leg-man Andy investigate a murder involving an unfired gun. The Secret of the Smuggled Silk; The Mystery of the Phantom Killer; Charlie Chan; Anchors Aweigh; Hilly Billy; Keri Krane. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CGC 4.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)