Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) comic books 1950
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Issue #11
- Centerfold detached at one staple.
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Tuska and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. After Prohibition, the Brodie gang moves into the Midwest and tries to take over an entire town. The Jon Jon Brothers are so crooked they even rob other crooks during Prohibition. The reader gets the chance to solve the clue left by a writer to reveal his killer, before detective Gregory Gayle gets there first. The Brodie Gang; Crime Run-Down; The Jon Jon Brothers; Cave Of Death; The Martin Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #12
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, E. J. Reeves, E. F. Webster and Joe Simon. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Convict Clyde Stevens masterminds a daring prison break. The reader gets the chance to find the clues and solve the mystery when businessman Tom Drake is found shot with a rifle. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. inherits his cousin's mind and deductive reasoning, just not his sharp eyesight. Also featuring a story about super-criminal the Octopus by Captain America creator Joe Simon. Clyde Stevens - Jailbreak Genius; Crime Run-Down; Return of the Octopus; Return Ticket; Young King Cole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #13
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox and Ben Thompson. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Ray Hamilton, a member of Bonnie & Clyde's gang, accumulates a prison sentence of 362 years by the time he's 21 years old. Treasury agent Chick Farrell cracks a counterfeit lottery ring. Detective King Cole is hired to protect the gifts at a fancy high-society wedding at a remote lodge. Madman's Career; T-Men; Murder on Record; Young King Cole: Danger in Diamonds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #14
$450.00
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and Will Hammell. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police seek the aid of a forensic scientist to catch a serial killer, an unusual tale for 1951. Poisoner Cordelia Botkin uses a deadly box of candy on her romantic rival, and accidentally sets a legal standard for the prosecution of interstate crimes. Detective Larry Broderick tries to prove who killed a gangster, but the main suspect has an airtight alibi. Seek the Strangler; The Poison Parcel; Time Will Tell; A Night of Horror; The Case of the Murdered Gangster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
