Kerry Drake Detective Cases (1944) comic books 1959 or before

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Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, and Buford Tune. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Aug. 1 - Oct. 28, 1945. Kerry gets mixed up with a movie star whose exact double is a wanted gangster. Dotty Dripple makes Horace clean the cellar, and he takes the opportunity to escape. Kerry Drake Stalks Angel-Puss; Poor Genie: The Guardian with the Baggy Pants!; Flossie; Snoopy; Cops and Robbers; Dotty Dripple; The Droopy Genius; The Mystery of the Stolen Trophy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Nov., 1946 - Feb. 1947. Kerry faces phony psychic Dr. Prey, who looks and acts like an owl. Old West gunfighter Kitty Carson, the "ruff ridin' gal sheriff," tracks down a murderer, but fears that her assistant will try to get revenge. Plus a war bonds PSA featuring Joe Palooka, with art by Ham Fisher. Also featuring an early defense of crime comics as a "deterrent" to crime, as Mrs. Jones complains to Kerry about the violence in comics, a hot topic of discussion at the time. Little Max Lends a Helping Hand; Kerry Drake: The Case of the Fake Mystic Racket; The Case of the Traditional Ghost; Scent of Death; Kitty Carson: Indian Revenge; Bullets of Death!; Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Feb. - May 1949. Western star Skipalong Hotspurs and Cricket McCall are threatened by the hairy, hairy hitman, Wooly Wilde. Plus a look at forensic science of the 1950s. Bondage cover. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Mystery Mine!; Science in Investigation; Death Collects Insurance; With the F.B.I.; Murder Is the Payoff! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Those of you who collect the often rare "blood-on-cover" issues, here is one such with bullets flying and a nice puddle of blood!

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from May - August 1949. Female private eye Julep Frost puts Kerry on the track of frozen-faced killer Deadpan. The reader is invited to solve a crime before Inspector Smith can. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Murder Syndicate; The Punch Board Caper; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.