Criminals on the Run (1948) comic books
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Issue #2
Published Nov 1948 by Novelty Press.- Pencil on interior margin, cover detached.
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Bob Plate, Harvey K. Fuller, Milt Hammer, Allen M. Mortimer, Al McWilliams and Art Helfant. Sometimes listed as Criminals on the Run Vol. 04 #2. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. A note from the Editors emphasizes that the comic has no "gory or morbid crime stories." Young King Cole investigates The Case of the Polka Dot Bandit while visiting the West. Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, investigates when a trained pelican becomes an accomplice in a robbery gang. Bumbling detective Homer K. Beagle traces musical mayhem to a master violinist who has turned to evil. Young King Cole; Hammertoones; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man: The Case of the Homing Pelican; Homer K. Beagle; Sunburned; Boitram the Boiglar; Heathcliff the Hobo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
Published Jan 1950 by Novelty Press.- 1" Spine split from bottom of comic. Staple rust. Chew.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Slab: Scuffing on back of case
- Label #0352737018
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and Al McWilliams. Sometimes listed as Criminals on the Run Vol. 05 #3. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole investigates the arsonist who is causing forest fires. Sergeant Spook and Jerry try to prove that a corrupt mayor is swindling the city over a playground for impoverished kids. A reprint of the first adventure of goatee'd criminologist Doctor Doom (no relation to Victor), as he and his students investigate deadly accidents at a skyscraper. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #11. Young King Cole; Criminal Lawyer's Medicine; Sergeant Spook; Dr. Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
