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Detective Picture Stories (1936) 1

  • Issue #1
    Detective Picture Stories (1936) 1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Centerfold & page 18 missing.
    • Label #4766463003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by William Allison. "The Diamond Dick," script by Wallace Kirk, art by William Allison; When a visitor to the Zoo is killed and robbed of a diamond it's up to Egan of the Homicide Squad to find the killer. "Murder in the Blue Room," script and art by John A. Patterson; Famed detective Spurlock is called to Parkhurst Mansion after the 2nd of two murders inside a week. "Police Patrol," script and art by Ed Moore Jr.; The police track down the robbers of an Adamsville bank messenger. "The Phantom Killer," script and art by George Brenner; Detective Brannigan tracks down Krautz, the Phantom Killer. "Sapphire Seas" text story, art by William Allison. "Wings of Crime," script and art by Victor J. Dowling; Detective Clem Bowers investigates Specky Galazzo, a notorious jewel thief. "Roadhouse Racket," art by Joseph E. Buresch; Pat O'Day solves a murder at the Night Owl Roadhouse. "The Tale of Timothy O'Toole," art by Bert Christman; A policeman tells the Spinner of how he became a policeman; Story flashes back to 1905. "Bogus Bills," art by Arthur Pinajian; Thurston Hunt investigates a gang of counterfeiters. House Ad for Funny Pages, Funny Picture Stories and Detective Picture Stories. 68 pgs., full color.