Criminals on the Run (1948) comic books 1955 or before
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Issue #2
Published Nov 1948 by Novelty Press.- Pencil on interior margin, cover detached.
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Bob Plate, Harvey K. Fuller, Milt Hammer, Allen M. Mortimer, Al McWilliams and Art Helfant. Sometimes listed as Criminals on the Run Vol. 04 #2. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. A note from the Editors emphasizes that the comic has no "gory or morbid crime stories." Young King Cole investigates The Case of the Polka Dot Bandit while visiting the West. Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, investigates when a trained pelican becomes an accomplice in a robbery gang. Bumbling detective Homer K. Beagle traces musical mayhem to a master violinist who has turned to evil. Young King Cole; Hammertoones; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man: The Case of the Homing Pelican; Homer K. Beagle; Sunburned; Boitram the Boiglar; Heathcliff the Hobo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Jan 1949 by Novelty Press.- Paper: Cream to off white
- Label #4415713008
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Bob Plate, Harvey K. Fuller, Milt Hammer, Bill Allison, B. G. Guth, Al McWilliams and Art Helfant. Sometimes listed as Criminals on the Run Vol. 04 #4. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole probes the connection between a mob war and the mysterious Green Death. Goatee'd criminologist Doctor Doom (no relation to Victor) investigates the puzzling murder of travel writer Wilfred Trotter. Also featuring a vintge ad for the Slinky spring toy, then a new concept. Nice shark cover by L. B. Cole. Young King Cole: The Mystery of the Green Death; Hammertoones; Merkin Gerkin; Dr. Doom: The Case of the Decoy Parrot; Homer K. Beagle; Boitram the Boiglar; Move Fast Doctor; The Case of the Suspicious Fisherman. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
Published Jan 1950 by Novelty Press.- 1" Spine split from bottom of comic. Staple rust. Chew.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Slab: Scuffing on back of case
- Label #0352737018
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and Al McWilliams. Sometimes listed as Criminals on the Run Vol. 05 #3. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole investigates the arsonist who is causing forest fires. Sergeant Spook and Jerry try to prove that a corrupt mayor is swindling the city over a playground for impoverished kids. A reprint of the first adventure of goatee'd criminologist Doctor Doom (no relation to Victor), as he and his students investigate deadly accidents at a skyscraper. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #11. Young King Cole; Criminal Lawyer's Medicine; Sergeant Spook; Dr. Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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