Kerry Drake Detective Cases (1944) comic books 1948

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Salo and Bob Powell. Harvey takes over publishing of reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip, Kerry Drake. This issue features reprints from Jan. - April, 1945. After a close encounter with a plate-glass window while escaping Kerry five years earlier, the gangster called Stitches is back for revenge. Plus a Lady Crime story. Kerry Drake Matches Wits with Stitches; Outsmarted; Lady Crime; Snoopy; Cops and Robbers; Fatal Error. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, and Joe Kubert. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from April - June, 1945. Sleepy-lidded Shuteye is dubbed The Silk Hat Safecracker for his dapper appearance, often on the arm of the beautiful Roulette. Plus a profile of Kerry Drake artist Alfred Andriola, and an early crime story by comics legend Joe Kubert. Shuteye's Penalty; Meet the Artist; It's Murder; Winged Terror; Snoopy; Cops and Robbers; Puzzle Parade; Poisoned Broth. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Salo, Otto Soglow and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. A clever code on a deck of playing cards holds the clue to the whereabouts of fugitive gangster Shuteye. Plus a Lady Crime story, and a PSA for U.S. Savings Bonds by Little King cartoonist Otto Soglow. Kerry Drake; Lady Crime: Murder For Pennies; Tommy Tween Hits the Jackpot; Snoopy; Cops and Robbers; The Case of the Bearded Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, and Buford Tune. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Aug. 1 - Oct. 28, 1945. Kerry gets mixed up with a movie star whose exact double is a wanted gangster. Dotty Dripple makes Horace clean the cellar, and he takes the opportunity to escape. Kerry Drake Stalks Angel-Puss; Poor Genie: The Guardian with the Baggy Pants!; Flossie; Snoopy; Cops and Robbers; Dotty Dripple; The Droopy Genius; The Mystery of the Stolen Trophy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Paul McCarthy and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Oct. 31, 1945 - Feb. 6, 1946. Kerry takes on a marijuana ring headed by the rotund Meatball and his cohorts, Mossy and Cozy Caresse. Snoopy (the detective, not the dog) tracks down a fugitive who dresses in drag to elude the cops. Plus a Man in Black story. Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win; Kerry Drake; The Man in Black; Snoopy; Sally and the Gang; Killer's Challenge; The Eye That Never Blinked. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Feb. - May, 1946. Stick-up man deluxe Kid Gloves and Ecstasy Martin abduct a diamond salesman. Plus a Man in Black story and a gun safety promo starring Kerry Drake. Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win; Kerry Drake; Kid Gloves; The Man in Black; The Case of the Matching Slipper; The Case of the Strange Suicide. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.