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Select Detective (1948) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Select Detective (1948) 1

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    Cover by Al Camy. Stories and art by Al Camy and Matt Baker. Mystery-detective tales from DS Publishing. While covering a society wedding in the country, reporter Scoop Jensen stumbles on a corpse with a wallet full of cash, and suspects murder. Learning that a fellow hobo is a millionaire on the run, Ricky kills him and takes his place - but he also inherits the man's enemies. Private eye Don Stancy investigates a reporter's murder and uncovers a smuggling ring, in an early story by legendary artist Matt Baker. Body on the Highway; The Model Murder Case; The Bum Is a Millionaire...And He Hasn't Got a Cent; The Black Cat Killing; The Case of the Triple Murders; Behind the 8 Ball; The Marquis' Red Plush Chair; The Crime Career of Carrie Carter. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Select Detective (1948) 2

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    Cover by Al Camy. Stories and art by Louis Schroeder, Bob Jenney, A. McWilliams and Matt Baker. Mystery-detective tales from DS Publishing. Private eye Mark Dorgan tracks disappearing money to a package-delivery company. Two-fisted police scientist Ted Palmer is an early version of the forensic-detective heroes of modern times. A mystery-show radio actor gets mixed up in real-life crime and danger, in an early story by art legend Matt Baker. Trigger Fingers; The Case of the Vanishing Cash; Murder on the Air; The Kayo!; Death Keeps a Time-Table; Behind the 8 Ball; The Burning Truth!; The Crook Who Played Cop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Select Detective (1948) 3

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    Cover by Bob Jenney. Stories and art by Louis Schroeder and Bob Jenney. Mystery-detective tales from DS Publishing. In the early days of television, reporters Joe and Jane get an anonymous note from someone promising to steal a priceless necklace during a live TV broadcast. A struggling artist gets caught up in a racket forging classic paintings, despite his better judgment. A radio journalist is marked for death after threatening to reveal the names behind a banking scandal. The Television Trap; Gems of the Island; The Face in the Frame; Mystery of the Cross Adder; Behind the 8 Ball; Racket on the Radio; Assignment to Death; Death Turns the Dial. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.