Clue Comics Vol. 2 (1947) comic books 1938-1955
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Issue #1
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Stories and art by Dick Hall, Joe Simon, and Jack Kirby. Sometimes listed as Clue Comics #13. Clue Comics begins a shift from superheroes to crime stories. Gun Master and a gang of hoods both hope to recruit a trick sharpshooter to join them, but blonde femme fatale Velvet Silver beats them to the punch again. The life of George Leonidas Leslie, the 1860s architect who became known as King of Bank Robbers, provides the second crime tale ever published by crime-comic pioneers (and comics legends) Simon and Kirby. Doris Parker dons a pair of power-gloves to avenge her father's murder, and becomes the crimefighter known as Iron Lady. Gun Master; King of the Bank Robbers: A True-Clue Crime Story; Nightmare; Iron Lady; Getaway. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
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Cover by Dan Barry. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Bernard Sachs, Joe Simon, and Jack Kirby. Sometimes listed as Clue Comics #14. Clue Comics begins a shift from superheroes to crime stories. This issue features early work by a host of comics legends. A youth with a terminal disease becomes first a daredevil, then a dangerous criminal, and that's when he meets the Gun Master. Two other stories from the Simon and Kirby studio, including one with early art by comics legend Carmine Infantino. Stolen corsets, of all things, lead Nightmare to a criminal, in his last Golden Age appearance. Brutal pre-Code bondage and torture cover by Dan Barry. The Short, Dangerous Life of Packy Smith; The Finger Man; A Clue for You - On Stage for Murder; Nightmare; The Royal Heist; Gun Master. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
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Cover by Dan Barry. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Bernard Sachs, Joe Simon, and Jack Kirby. Sometimes listed as Clue Comics #15. Clue Comics begins a shift from superheroes to crime stories. Terminally ill daredevil Packy Smith becomes a master criminal, in the second part of a two-part story that is also the Gun Master's grand finale. Two other stories from Simon and Kirby: Gangster Roma has a love of flowers and a bullet-proof sedan. The Fleagle brothers like to rob banks together, but superstitions may turn them against each other. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Mr. Walker," an early rip-off of the Slinky toy. The Battle for Packy Smith; Flowers for Roma; Iron Lady; Map To Freedom; The Case of the Superstitious Slayers; Micro-Face. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 2 (1947) #4. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
