Secret Agent X: Master of Madness SC (2012 Altus Press) comic books 2012

First edition, 2012. Not a pulp reprint but a new novel of Secret Agent X by Stephen Payne. Presented in the double-column pulp format and even some vintage ads, it certainly has the flavor of a pulp. What is more important? Life—or lucre? Most of us would cast our vote in favor of life. But for one group of men, wealth possesses a far greater hold. Such a position becomes apparent when a New York publishing magnate dies in a horrible fit of madness. In response his surviving friends band together, vowing they would rather die than capitulate to his murderer. His name? The Fool. And Secret Agent X, man of a thousand faces, found that even he was not immune from the wiles of a madman. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 204 pages, black and white. Cover price $14.95.