Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 58
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Issue #58
$110.00
View scans- 4" cumulative spine split, with interior splitting. Centerfold detached. Brittle interior.
Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and art by Robert Brice, Al McWilliams, Victor Bloom, Wilson Starbuck, Jim Chambers, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, Tom Hickey, Roy Humphries, E. C. Stoner, and Bob Jenney. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. Captain Midnight is enlisted to head a new secret squadron, where he learns that his arch-enemy Ivan Shark is behind the fifth columnists. Legendary detective Philo Vance makes his comics debut in this issue, as he investigates the murder of Miss Canary in an adaptation of the novel The Canary Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine. The Sky Ranger is sent to Alaska to investigate missing soldiers at a remote base. Phantasmo, the Master of the World; Captain Midnight; Philo Vance; The Sky Ranger; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Navy Bob's Scrap Book; Navy Bob Steele; Did You Know That; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
