Issue | #2 |
Published | July-September 1962 |
Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Based on the NBC TV series of the same name. Cover code number is 01-244-209. |
Characters | Det. Bert Kling (as played by Ron Harper); Det. Steve Carella (as played by Robert Lansing); Det. Roger Havilland (as played by Gregory Walcott); Det. Meyer Meyer (as played by Norman Fell) |
Genre | detective; television adaptation |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Colors | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | In a reversal of the usual practice, the actors on the cover are identified by their character names instead of their real names. |
Synopsis | Debate on whether drug addicts are criminals or victims of a disease. |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Ed Ashe ? |
Inks | Ed Ashe ? |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Typeset article with montage illustration. |
Characters | Steve Carella; Meyer Meyer |
Synopsis | Detective Carella goes undercover to break up a heroin smuggling operation. |
Genre | detective; television adaptation |
Pencils | Ed Ashe ? |
Inks | Ed Ashe ? |
Notes | Very detailed description of heroin distribution. Also two pages of subplot devoted to trying to explain why heroin addicts use the drug, which includes references to opium, "pot", and nitrous oxide. A sign on one page reads "Sparling's Warehouse", which may be a "name game" by Jack Sparling. |
Synopsis | How heroin addicts are identified by the needle marks on their arms. |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Ed Ashe ? |
Inks | Ed Ashe ? |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Short text piece with one large illustration of a heroin addict injecting the drug. (Needle and syringe are in shadow and not seen.) |
Synopsis | Facts about carrier pigeons and their use in carrying messages. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover; color. |