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Select Detective (1948) comic books 1948

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  • Issue #1
    Select Detective (1948) 1
    Select Detective (1948) #1
    Published Sep 1948 by D.S. Publishing.
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    Cover by Al Camy. Stories and art by Al Camy and Matt Baker. Mystery-detective tales from DS Publishing. While covering a society wedding in the country, reporter Scoop Jensen stumbles on a corpse with a wallet full of cash, and suspects murder. Learning that a fellow hobo is a millionaire on the run, Ricky kills him and takes his place - but he also inherits the man's enemies. Private eye Don Stancy investigates a reporter's murder and uncovers a smuggling ring, in an early story by legendary artist Matt Baker. Body on the Highway; The Model Murder Case; The Bum Is a Millionaire...And He Hasn't Got a Cent; The Black Cat Killing; The Case of the Triple Murders; Behind the 8 Ball; The Marquis' Red Plush Chair; The Crime Career of Carrie Carter. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Select Detective (1948) 2
    Select Detective (1948) #2
    Published Nov 1948 by D.S. Publishing.

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    Cover by Al Camy. Stories and art by Louis Schroeder, Bob Jenney, A. McWilliams and Matt Baker. Mystery-detective tales from DS Publishing. Private eye Mark Dorgan tracks disappearing money to a package-delivery company. Two-fisted police scientist Ted Palmer is an early version of the forensic-detective heroes of modern times. A mystery-show radio actor gets mixed up in real-life crime and danger, in an early story by art legend Matt Baker. Trigger Fingers; The Case of the Vanishing Cash; Murder on the Air; The Kayo!; Death Keeps a Time-Table; Behind the 8 Ball; The Burning Truth!; The Crook Who Played Cop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.