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Blue Circle Comics (1944) comic books 1945

  • Issue #6MARTINKANE
    Blue Circle Comics (1944) 6MARTINKANE
    Published Apr 1945 by Enwin.
    • William Gargan Junior Detective Club page detached. Pen markings on last page.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Contents do not match cover. The sixth issue of this run consisted of a new cover used to recover different remaindered comics dating from the late 1940's to early 1950's and several variations exist. This variation contains the remaindered comic - Martin Kane - Private Eye #nn - and it was re-covered by the publisher, Rural, without page 1 of the first story. This was probably intended to be the third issue of the Martin Kane (1950 Fox) series, but it was never published. It includes the following Martin Kane stories: "Case of the Royal Rubies", "Ballad of Death", & "The King of Blackmail", plus a 2 page detective text story. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6MURDERINC
    Blue Circle Comics (1944) 6MURDERINC
    Published Apr 1945 by Enwin.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Harry Sahle. Contents do not match cover. The sixth issue of this run consisted of a new cover used to recover different remaindered comics dating from the late 1940's to early 1950's and several variations exist. This variation contains the remaindered comic - Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #14 - and it was re-covered by the publisher, Rural, without page 1 of the first story. Murder Incorporated was one of the more notorious pre-Code crime comics. Despite the nickname, Jack Gregory is no gentleman. Adam Richetti is a bank robber notorious for joining forces with Pretty Boy Floyd in the 1930s, when both he and Floyd are implicated in the Kansas City Massacre. "Gentleman" Jack Gregory; Bill Hale...King of the Murderers; Jungle Thirst; Trigger-Happy Richetti. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.