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Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) comic books 1946

  • Vol. 1 #4
    Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) Vol. 1 #4
    • 5" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, William Cuthbert, Robert Plate, Nina Albright, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. The "Queen" of the Spade Gang swears revenge against King Cole and his detective team. Hired for a film shoot, model Toni Gayle investigates after the difficult star of the film is found murdered in the prop room. Goatee'd criminologist Dr Doom (no relation to Victor) tracks The Jockey, a killer who targets mounted police officers. Impressively detailed cover by Jim Wilcox. Robbery with Interest; Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Dated Coin; Homer K. Beagle; Inspector Klooz: Plunder In the Molars; Dr. Doom; Boitram the Boiglar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #4
    Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) Vol. 2 #4
    • Cover oxidation.

    Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Al Huston, E. J. Reeves, Janice Valleau, John Meditz, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. While vacationing in the frozen north, King Cole investigates a murder. At Callsbat Caverns, Toni Gayle seeks a missing professor and gets stranded deep in the caves by a rogue guide. Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, investigates the mysterious death of a millionaire playboy. Cover by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Two-Ton O'Toole; Homer K. Beagle; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man; Keynote to Death; Boitram the Boiglar: The Good Old Days. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.