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Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) 13 GD- 1.8

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    • 3.5" cumulative spine split, cover coming loose at staples, staple rust.
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    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Bert N. Dean, Ralph Lane and Michael OMalley. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Police set a trap for the burglar known as the Tarantula, who "scrambled on all fours, spiderlike," and his redheaded accomplice, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Everyone believes Red Vance is dead after he disappears while escaping from Alcatraz, but Sergeant Daniel O'Connor knows better. Inspector Growl tells private eye Vic Flint that he's a suspect after his latest client turns up dead at the bottom of his building's elevator shaft. Cover by Baker. Odds against the Outlaws; The Trail of the Human Tarantula; Vic Flint: Pearl of Sorrow; The Killer Who Broke Alcatraz. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD- 1.8 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)

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