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Scotland Yard (1955) comic books 1950-1959

  • Issue #1
    Scotland Yard (1955) 1

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    Stories and art by Alvin Hollingsworth and Mike Sekowsky. Crime and detection in the English capitol, featuring the intrepid Inspector Farnsworth. Farnsworth investigates when a map of the Queen's cross-town passage is found in a library book, just at the same time a strange undersea craft is spotted in the English Channel. Con man Bruno has a double identity as an Indian "swami," in a story with art by pioneering African-American comics artist Alvin Hollingsworth. Farnsworth tracks a stolen tiara and realizes there's a fake tiara in the mix, in a story whose art may be the work of Alex Toth. Inspector Farnsworth of Scotland Yard; The Swamis Last Seance; The Baldwin Tiara; O'Rourke Remembers; The Keyhole Club; Crime Tracks; Minute Clues. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Scotland Yard (1955) 2
    • Water damage.

    Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and John Belfi. Crime and detection in the English capitol, featuring the intrepid Inspector Farnsworth. Farnsworth tracks Nazi double agent Martin Richards, who infiltrated England in the closing days of WWII. The Inspector investigates an attempted robbery and a suicide...or was it murder? Detective Hammish - who actually wears a Sherlock-style deerstalker cap and smokes a pipe - investigates a murder on stage at the opera. The Double Agent; The Big Question; Crime Tracks; Danger Ahead; Crime Fighting; Crime Clues; Mystery at the Opera. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Scotland Yard (1955) 3
    • 1" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Only one staple (manufacturing).

    Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Mike Roy. Crime and detection in the English capitol, featuring the intrepid Inspector Farnsworth. When the Duchess of Leeds reports the Nepal Necklace is missing, Farnsworth knows his fishing holiday is off. Footage from a new film starring Europe's top actress is stolen and held for ransom. Little Al and Ox investigate a strange new epidemic in a small English city, and discover a mad scientist experimenting with bio-weapons. Plus a text story featuring Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle. The Nepal Necklace; Crime Tracks; The Case of the Missing Movie; Mystery of the Hidden Jewels; The Case of the Microbe Menace; The Crooner Sang the Blues. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Scotland Yard (1955) 4

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    Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Dick Giordano. Crime and detection in the English capitol, featuring the intrepid Inspector Farnsworth. Investigating the murder scene of England's top artist, Farnsworth gets philosophical, musing "There's a sort of quiet beauty here - almost like a cathedral!" Farnsworth's Scotland Yard duties include ferreting out a spy on the top-secret Missile X project. The Inspector seeks The Phantom of Berkshire, a mysterious burglar who targets the wealthy. The Sensitive Man; A Clear Case of Espionage; An Ode to Stolen Antiques; Hammer Head; Gopherface; The Phantom of Berkshire. Final issue under this title; the series switches from trenchcoats to ten-gallon hats when it continues as Texas Rangers in Action (1956 Charlton) #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.