Spy-Hunters (1950) comic books 1952

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Sam Cooper, Lin Streeter and Charles Sultan. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. Reporters Madge and Cliff encounter the communist Viet Minh in Thailand during the run-up to the Vietnam War. Tim is superstitious about crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the 13th time, but it seems the good luck charm Celeste gave him contains secret information for enemy agents. Tricks used by real-life Japanese spies during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905 help make Japan into a world power. Smashup in Siam; Gun Gimmick; Incident in Shanghai; Windmill Ruse; Alaskan Alarm; The 13th Crossing; Spies Against Russia; The Unsecret Spy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Al Williamson, George Wilhelms, Al Camy and Ogden Whitney. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. Communist agents plan to seed rainclouds to cause catastrophic floods in South Asia. Ken battles bears – both Soviet and polar – in an Arctic tale with art by EC legend Al Williamson. The lowdown on Revolutionary War spy Benedict Arnold, whose very name became a synonym for traitor. Storm over Swat; Jeopardy in Germany; Blowup in the Bering Sea; Spy in Sight; Benedict Arnold, the Traitorous Spy; Struggle in Singapore. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by George Wilhelms and Lin Streeter. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. A Florida fishing boat picks up coded messages on its shortwave radio; An infected escaped prisoner threatens to start a smallpox plague in Morocco; How Japan trained its spies during World War II. Flare-Up Off Florida!; Army of Dead Spies; Not Enough Rope; Mauling in Morocco; 3 Blind Rats; One Against Death; The Praying Spy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $142.00 View scan Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Top right corner peg is broke off inside slab. Label #4244338002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Edvard Moritz, King Ward and Lin Streeter. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. An American pilot encounters an ancient biplane and a communist conspiracy over Poland; Suspicions mount after an American diplomat disappears; Roman king Tarquin and his son engineer a deadly ruse on the battlefield. Power Play in Poland; Pistol Lore; The Vanishing Diplomat; Surprise for Spies; Murder Stalks New York; The Spying Son. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Jon Blummer and others. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. Reporter Mitch stumbles across a communist plot in Brazil; Spartan king Leonidas tricks a Persian army into fleeing their walled city; Real-life French spy Charles Binet averts a deadly gas attack during World War I. Bust-up in Brazil; End of the Trail; Sly Spies; Soo Canal Sabotage!; Spy Hunter Heroes: Counter Espionage Agent R493; Jimmy Wing's Ordeal; Nightmare in Nepal; Master Spies of History. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by King Ward and others. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. US agent Phil hunts a missing atomic scientist in Czechoslovakia; True-life double agent Alfred Redl plays Austro-Hungary against Russia; Real-life French spy Marthe Richer risks her life during World War I. Chase into Czechoslovakia; Pick-Up Point; Two Against Time; Palace in Vienna; The Double Spy; Vengeance in Vienna; Case of the Iron Rock; True Epics of Espionage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. A South Korean agent impersonates his own twin brother, who is working for the communists; An American mining engineer finds communists in Colombia (while misspelling the countrys name throughout); Classic spy tricks vs. modern-day espionage techniques. Peril in Pyongyang; Death of a Snorkel; Intelligence Mission!; Cross-Up in Columbia; Spy Tricks; Payoff at Inchon; Cunning in Korea; Espionage: Old and New. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.