Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) comic books
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Issue #11
- Centerfold detached at one staple.
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Tuska and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. After Prohibition, the Brodie gang moves into the Midwest and tries to take over an entire town. The Jon Jon Brothers are so crooked they even rob other crooks during Prohibition. The reader gets the chance to solve the clue left by a writer to reveal his killer, before detective Gregory Gayle gets there first. The Brodie Gang; Crime Run-Down; The Jon Jon Brothers; Cave Of Death; The Martin Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #13
- Cover-to-cover edge tear. Cover oxidation.
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox and Ben Thompson. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Ray Hamilton, a member of Bonnie & Clyde's gang, accumulates a prison sentence of 362 years by the time he's 21 years old. Treasury agent Chick Farrell cracks a counterfeit lottery ring. Detective King Cole is hired to protect the gifts at a fancy high-society wedding at a remote lodge. Madman's Career; T-Men; Murder on Record; Young King Cole: Danger in Diamonds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #14
$450.00
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and Will Hammell. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police seek the aid of a forensic scientist to catch a serial killer, an unusual tale for 1951. Poisoner Cordelia Botkin uses a deadly box of candy on her romantic rival, and accidentally sets a legal standard for the prosecution of interstate crimes. Detective Larry Broderick tries to prove who killed a gangster, but the main suspect has an airtight alibi. Seek the Strangler; The Poison Parcel; Time Will Tell; A Night of Horror; The Case of the Murdered Gangster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #18
$169.00
View scan- Centerfold detached.
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- Piece missing from back cover, 1" spine split from bottom.
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L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "A Web of Evil" art by George Peltz; "Shoot to Kill" retitled and reprinted from "Mabel Janek, The Hide-Out Queen!" in Crimes by Women (1948) #9; and "Bloodstained Bullets" retitled and reprinted from "Bennie Dickson and Stella Mae Irwin, Marriage in Crime!!". "Pattern for Murder" illustrated text story and "Beast of Crime" text story. Indicia states "CRIME FIGHTING DETECTIVE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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$600 Crime Fighting Detective 18 CGC 4.0 L.B. Cole 1952 Star Publications #3822468007 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
