Charlie Chan (1948 Crestwood/Prize/Charlton) comic books 1949
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Issue #4
Published Jan 1949 by Creastwood.$32.00
View scans- 1.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached. Staple rust.
Cover by Jack Kirby (credited as Simon and Kirby). Art by Dick Briefer and others. 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 try to solve a murder while aboard an ocean liner to South America. Chan almost falls for a deathtrap while investigating a model's murder in front of the camera. Female private eye Keri Krane and her leg-man Andy try to find a bad girl who's gone missing. The Burial-At-Sea Murder Mystery; The Model Murder Case!; The Case of The Missing Planet; Take It Easy; Cassidy the Movie Cop; Keri Krane. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Mar 1949 by Creastwood.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (although signed as 'Simon and Kirby'). Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Briefer, ? [as Manny Stallman] and Carmine Infantino. Charlie Chan stars in: "The Antique Burglar"; "Murder on Ice"; and "The Dude Ranch Hold-Up"! Plus: Inspector Mason, Scotland Yard tale "The Case of the Floating Mine Racket"! Also: "The Fox of Paris"! And: 2-page text story "The Promotion"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
