Charlie Chan (1948 Crestwood/Prize/Charlton) 1

Cover by Jack Kirby (credited as Simon and Kirby). Art by Bill Draut and Carmine Infantino. Comic-book adventures of the legendary Asian-American detective, notable for their Jack Kirby covers. This series was designed to tie in with the Charlie Chan radio series then airing on the Mutual network. Chan is called in when a wealthy widow is murdered in a hit-and-run. A petty crook decides to shoot for the stars and become a Monte Carlo gambler. Modern-day train robbers use gas masks that make them look like the 1940s Sandman. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Charlie Chan radio series and its sponsors, medicinal gums Feenamint and Chooz. The Hit and Run Murder Case; Charlie Chan; The Land of the Leopard Men; The Weasel of Wall Street; He Talked Too Much; The Train Robber's Last Trip. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.