Kerry Drake Detective Cases (1944) comic books 1955 or before

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $120.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Edge tears. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Mart Bailey, Frank Engli, and Jack Ryan. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #0 or A1 Comics #1 (there is no issue number, but it appears to be the first issue published). Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. Kerry seeks escaped convict Fingers, who has taken an unfortunate young farm couple hostage and torments them to get what he wants. Streamer Kelly battles a (female) villain called The Joker. Johnny Devildog is a gung-ho United States Marine during World War II. Kerry Drake; Johnny Devildog; Rocky the Stone-Age Kid; Streamer Kelly; Facts on Firemen Tools. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $125.00 View scans Interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Salo and Bob Powell. Harvey takes over publishing of reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip, Kerry Drake. This issue features reprints from Jan. - April, 1945. After a close encounter with a plate-glass window while escaping Kerry five years earlier, the gangster called Stitches is back for revenge. Plus a Lady Crime story. Kerry Drake Matches Wits with Stitches; Outsmarted; Lady Crime; Snoopy; Cops and Robbers; Fatal Error. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $125.00 View scans Interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from May 26 - Aug. 8, 1946. Corrupt bodybuilder Torso Steel targets wealthy Algernon Wedmore and his burlesque dancer girlfriend, GeeGee String. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VF- 7.5 $125.00 View scans Interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Nov., 1946 - Feb. 1947. Kerry faces phony psychic Dr. Prey, who looks and acts like an owl. Old West gunfighter Kitty Carson, the "ruff ridin' gal sheriff," tracks down a murderer, but fears that her assistant will try to get revenge. Plus a war bonds PSA featuring Joe Palooka, with art by Ham Fisher. Also featuring an early defense of crime comics as a "deterrent" to crime, as Mrs. Jones complains to Kerry about the violence in comics, a hot topic of discussion at the time. Little Max Lends a Helping Hand; Kerry Drake: The Case of the Fake Mystic Racket; The Case of the Traditional Ghost; Scent of Death; Kitty Carson: Indian Revenge; Bullets of Death!; Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $80.00 View scans Interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Feb. - May 1947. Obsessive-compulsive killer Vixen Vargo feels about the letter "V" the way Little Dot feels about little dots. Old West gunfighter Kitty Carson, the ruff ridin' gal sheriff, contends with bandits and a lynch mob. Plus a page of mini-pinups featuring Joe Palooka and Humphrey, Babe Ruth, the Green Hornet and Kerry Drake. Kerry Drake: Murder in a Sealed Room; The Strange Case of Vixen, the Monogram Maniac; Kitty Carson; Murder Plot; The Case of the False Clue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Jan. - Apr. 1948. The reader is invited to solve The Street Robbery of Mr. Turnbull before the detectives can. Plus a PSA on the dangers of everyday swindles. Kerry Drake: The Blackmailer's Trap; Jackie Page: The Case of the Broken Hedera Helix; Beware of these Rackets; The Case of the Female Bootlegger; "Nature Boy" and the Bloody T-Shirt!; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.25 View scan Water damage. Staple rust.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from July 1948 - Nov. 1948. Jackpot Jones enacts is scheme to do away with his wealthy wife Messy Bessy, assisted by his paramour, Patty Larceny. The reader is invited to solve a crime before Inspector Smith can. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Frozen Clue; The Jewel Thieves; Jackie Page: The Case of the Dirty Gun; Death in the Tropics; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Those of you who collect the often rare "blood-on-cover" issues, here is one such with bullets flying and a nice puddle of blood!

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from May - August 1949. Female private eye Julep Frost puts Kerry on the track of frozen-faced killer Deadpan. The reader is invited to solve a crime before Inspector Smith can. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Murder Syndicate; The Punch Board Caper; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.