Charlie Chan (1948 Crestwood/Prize/Charlton) comic books

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $32.00 View scans 1.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached. Staple rust.

Cover by Jack Kirby (credited as Simon and Kirby). Art by Dick Briefer and others. Comic-book adventures of the legendary Asian-American detective, notable for their Jack Kirby covers. This series was designed to tie in with the Charlie Chan radio series then airing on the Mutual network. Chan and his son try to solve a murder while aboard an ocean liner to South America. Chan almost falls for a deathtrap while investigating a model's murder in front of the camera. Female private eye Keri Krane and her leg-man Andy try to find a bad girl who's gone missing. The Burial-At-Sea Murder Mystery; The Model Murder Case!; The Case of The Missing Planet; Take It Easy; Cassidy the Movie Cop; Keri Krane. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $36.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. Page missing, affects text story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Charlton Comics takes over publication of the legendary Asian-American detective's adventures. This series was designed to tie in with the Charlie Chan radio series then airing on the Mutual network. Chan and his son seek a killer who uses poison darts on a remote island. Chan meets Inspector Mason of Scotland Yard as they investigate a strange case involving a living chess game. Chan and son encounter a communist femme fatale (wearing a red dress with a star) while trying to prevent a bombing on an American cruiser. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal on the cover. See No Evil; Pawns Of Peril!; Pitfall; Ride 'Em, Birmingham; Tracer Of Missing Persons; Conscience Killed Him! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $32.00 View scans

Comic-book adventures of the legendary Asian-American detective. This series was designed to tie in with the Charlie Chan radio series then airing on the Mutual network. Chan and his son investigate a murder on vaudeville, involving a ventriloquist's dummy and enemy agents. Murder in Mexico sends Chan into the desert for an encounter with a mysterious skull-shaped rock. Chan investigates whether an escape artist tried to rob a bank while supposedly buried for his act. Silent Witness; The Talking Stone Face!; Trick Ending!; Tightrope; Lion Tamer!; Comedy Cop. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.