Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) comic books 1946
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Vol. 1 #3
Published Mar 1946 by Premium Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Kenneth W. Fitch, Robert Plate, and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Just after he assumes leadership of the detective agency, King Cole's muscle, ex-boxer Ursus, is abducted by the Spade Gang. Crime-solving model Toni Gayle investigates robberies and murders at a hotel, and winds up locked in a meat freezer by the killer. Bumbling detective Homer K. Beagle investigates a haunted house and finds ghosts that are all too human. Death Fangs; Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Slice of the Take; Homer K. Beagle; Inspector Klooz; Dr. Doom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Vol. 1 #4
Published Jun 1946 by Premium Group.$70.00
View scan- 5" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached.
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Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, William Cuthbert, Robert Plate, Nina Albright, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. The "Queen" of the Spade Gang swears revenge against King Cole and his detective team. Hired for a film shoot, model Toni Gayle investigates after the difficult star of the film is found murdered in the prop room. Goatee'd criminologist Dr Doom (no relation to Victor) tracks The Jockey, a killer who targets mounted police officers. Impressively detailed cover by Jim Wilcox. Robbery with Interest; Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Dated Coin; Homer K. Beagle; Inspector Klooz: Plunder In the Molars; Dr. Doom; Boitram the Boiglar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Vol. 2 #1
Published Sep 1946 by Premium Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Janice Valleau. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Roy Garn, Janice Valleau, Milt Hammer, Robert Plate, Nina Albright, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. The remaining members of the Spade Gang make a last desperate attack against King Cole and his detective team. Toni Gayle's bodyguard Biff wants to solve a murder on his own, but the "victim" is actually a posed artist's model. Goatee'd criminologist Dr Doom (no relation to Victor) investigates when a visiting European count is robbed of his briefcase and his false teeth. Toni Gayle cover by early female comics artist Janice Valleau. Mysterious Stranger; Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Homer K. Beagle; Inspector Klooz; Dr. Doom: The Case of the Missing False Teeth; Boitram the Boiglar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Vol. 2 #2
Published Nov 1946 by Premium Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, William Cuthbert, Janice Valleau, Milt Hammer, Nina Albright, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. King Cole looks into a murder that's a little too conveniently timed to get his attention. Toni Gayle tries to solve a murder on a cruise ship. Bumbling detective Homer K. Beagle investigates crime at the beach, and almost takes a fatal plunge from a lighthouse. Message by Water; Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Homer K. Beagle; Inspector Klooz: The Case of the Missing Tombstones; Dr. Doom; Boitram the Boiglar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Vol. 2 #3
Published Jan 1946 by Premium Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Janice Valleau. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Al Huston, E. J. Reeves, Janice Valleau, Milt Hammer, Robert Plate, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. King Cole is hired to protect the gifts at a fancy high-society wedding at a remote lodge. At a ski resort, Toni Gayle investigates when a judge is found murdered on a ski lift. Like Dr. Doolittle, Dr. Drew has learned how to talk to animals, an ability he uses to solve crimes. Toni Gayle action-girl cover by early female comics artist Janice Valleau. Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Homer K. Beagle; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man; The Sapphire Sultan; Heathcliff the Hobo; Fraidy-Cat Phil. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Vol. 2 #4
Published Mar 1946 by Premium Group.$22.00
View scan- Cover oxidation.
Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Al Huston, E. J. Reeves, Janice Valleau, John Meditz, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. While vacationing in the frozen north, King Cole investigates a murder. At Callsbat Caverns, Toni Gayle seeks a missing professor and gets stranded deep in the caves by a rogue guide. Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, investigates the mysterious death of a millionaire playboy. Cover by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Two-Ton O'Toole; Homer K. Beagle; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man; Keynote to Death; Boitram the Boiglar: The Good Old Days. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
