Informer (1954) comic books 1955 or before
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Issue #2
$23.00
- Staples added (not manufacturing). Tape along spine. 5 1/2" Cumulative spine split.
Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and others. Pre-Code crime comics from Sterling, aka Feature Television Productions, focused on police-procedural stories in the "Dragnet" vein. Detective Mark Fabian seeks drug dealers after a young woman overdoses on heroin. Beat cop Kenny Cogan tries to prevent a rumble between teen street gangs. In a whimsical story, con man Luke the Spook devises a scheme to sell railroad tracks that are still being used. Death Is the Payoff; Gang War; A Short Wait for Death; Panic in the Park; Luke the Spook. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
$70.00
View scan- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Howie Post. Pre-Code crime comics from Sterling, aka Feature Television Productions, focused on police-procedural stories in the "Dragnet" vein. The murder of a newsdealer leads detective Mark Fabian to a numbers racket. Cop Kenny Cogan finds abandoned kids, and tracks their mother to a jewelry heist. In a whimsical story, con man Luke the Spook devises a scheme so good, he can even fool his fellow con men. The cover may be the work of Sekowsky or Marvel legend Ross Andru. Death Has Your Number; The Cop: Operation Kids!; The Full Circle; Readin', Writin', and Rackets; Luke the Spook: A Fool and His Gold. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
$41.00
View scan- 1/8" Spine split from top. Light Staple rust and Migration
Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Howard Nostrand. Pre-Code crime comics from Sterling, aka Feature Television Productions, focused on police-procedural stories in the "Dragnet" vein. A wounded criminal tries to force a doctor to treat him. Beat cop Kenny Cogan tracks the hit-and-run driver who struck his brother and finds a hot-car ring. In a whimsical story, con man Luke the Spook plots to swindle a millionaire, but the man's kindness puts him off his game. Help Me, Doctor!!; The Cop: Hit and Run; Outside the Law; Free-Lance Murder; Luke the Spook: Where There's A Will. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
