Feature Book comic books issue 8
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Issue #8
Published 2003 by Tony Raiola.$9.00
$9.00
Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould. A reproduction of the classic Dick Tracy Feature Books originally published in 1937 and 1938, which in turn reprinted classic Dick Tracy comic strips from the 1930s. While investigating Johnny Ramm's human trafficking ring in Chinatown, Tracy infiltrates his gang and discovers the grim fate of the mayor of Chinatown. 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 72 pages, B&W.
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Issue #8
Published Dec 1937 by David McKay Publishing.$335.00
View scans- Spine split 30%. Staple rust: Slight.
Stories by Robert Storm. Art and cover by Charles Flanders. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted Secret Agent X-9 daily strips from 1937. This was a comic strip created by writer Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon) and artist Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon). At the time of these strips, the strip was maintained by artist Charles Flanders and various King Features writers under the house pseudonym Robert Storm. X-9 tracks down diamond smuggler Eve Nicol, and canoodles with investigative reporter and future love interest Joan Silton. 9-in. x 12-in., 72 pages, B&W.
