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Issue: A-1 Comics: A Retrospective #143
Publication Date: September 2015
 
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Publisher: FlagBoardman Books
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Indicia Publisher: Boardman Books
On Sale Date: 2015
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ISBN: 9780692481363
UPC/EAN: 978069248136390000
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Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 53 (41 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Matthew H. Gore
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Four Color
Dimensions: 7" x 10"
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Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Undercover Girl
Starr Flagg
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Manhunt #6

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Undercover Girl
Starr Flagg
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The School for Spies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
Fallon of the F.B.I.
Jim Fallon; The Masque; Jane; Bill
Fallon uncovers a hidden school for communist agents.
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Whitney's signature is on the last page.
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The Land of Lost Lumber

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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L B Cole
L B Cole
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Subject Matter
crime
Red Fox
Red Fox; Hank Vickers; Randy Grogher; Lili LaPlatte
Red Fox helps a lumberjack stop a surveyor from stealing his claim.
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The Men from Deep Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Fred Guardineer
Fred Guardineer
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Space Ace
Space Ace [Jet Black]; Jak Tal
Space Ace and Jak Tal, with the help of a handshake-buzzer, defeat an alien invasion.
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The Stone of the Dying Druid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Paul Parker
Paul Parker
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Subject Matter
mystery
Kirk of Scotland Yard
Inspector Ronald Kirk; Makisian the Druid; Dick Turpin (cameo); Jack the Ripper (cameo); Eddie Bishop
Eddie Bishop finds a cursed stone that compels him to commit robberies and murder.
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The Mystery of the Stolen Secrets

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Odgen Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Undercover Girl
Starr Flagg; Black Dan Murray; Tallow
Starr Flagg must determine how Black Dan is unknowingly sending secrets to enemy spies.
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6
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Manhunt #7

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Parker; Ogden Whitney; L B Cole
Paul Parker; Ogden Whitney; L B Cole
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Subject Matter
Kirk; Undercover Girl; Red Fox; Fallon
Starr Flagg
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Terror from the Tomb!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney
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Subject Matter
mystery
Fallon of the F.B.I.
Jim Fallon; Bill; Lorna Crown Morrison; Parks; Ed
Jim's friend Bill discovers a girl in the woods but is she really a vampire?
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The Man with the Beast-like Face

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Paul Parker
Paul Parker
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Subject Matter
horror, mystery
Kirk of Scotland Yard
Inspector Ronald Kirk; Martin Klegg
Inspector Kirk tracks down a werewolf in the streets of London.
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Black Flower of Fear

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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L B Cole
L B Cole
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Subject Matter
mystery
Red Fox
Red Fox; Jim Traner; Le Fleur Noir
Red Fox bets caught between the Latour family and Jim Traner who has been stealing their furs.
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The Harp of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Fred Guardineer
Fred Guardineer
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Subject Matter
Space Ace
Space Ace [Jet Black]; Jak Tal; Yanal; Bird-Men of Jupiter
Space Ace and Jak Tal discover plants that are being used by the Bird-Men of Jupiter to kill their enemies.
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6
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The Riddle of the Radio Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Undercover Girl
Starr Flagg; Floyd Armitage; Lala
A reporter is murdered seconds before he could go on the air with a scoop about a hostile foreign country.
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Manhunt #8

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Fred Guardineer (signed)
Fred Guardineer (signed)
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Subject Matter
western
"Trail" Colt, U. S. Marshal
Trail Colt
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The Desert Devil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Fred Guardineer
Fred Guardineer
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Subject Matter
western
"Trail" Colt, U. S. Marshal
Trail Colt (U.S. marshal); El Diablo (villain); Chuck Bolton; Bob; "Snake" Acton; Dolan
Trail Colt rescues Chuck Bolton from the desert and helps him stop El Diablo and his gang.
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The House That Hate Built

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Undercover Girl
Starr Flagg; Pedro (newspaperman); Jim; The Senor (villain)
When her friend Jim disappears into a mysterious house, Starr investigates and discovers the house hides a band of criminals and radio controlled atom bomb rockets, which could be used to destroy the cities of New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Detroit simultaneously!
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Signature on the last page.
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The Fishing Boats that Failed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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L. B. Cole (signed)
L. B. Cole (signed)
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Subject Matter
mystery
The Red Fox
Sergeant Red Fox; Yukon Joe; Greg Marken; Barbara Frisco
Red Fox must determine who killed Greg Marken and has been stealing salmon from the boats of Barbara Frisco.
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The Case of the Perfect Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Paul Parker (signed)
Paul Parker (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Kirk of Scotland Yard
Ronald Kirk (inspector of New Scotland Yard); Dick Hanelin; Carla; Tack Edwards; Hester French; Anne
Inspector Kirk must solve a murder on a train.
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6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney
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Subject Matter
crime
Fallon of the F.B.I.
Jim Fallon (FBI inspector); Grace Flowers; Bucker Haddon; Bill; Andrea
The shrill wail of a siren heralds the escape of a dangerous killer...
Grace breaks Bucker Haddon out of prison so the gang can recover their stolen loot and divide it up among themselves and split town.
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Manhunt #9

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Parker
Paul Parker
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Subject Matter
adventure
Betsy Jane Zinnian
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1
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The Case of the Curious Cards

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Fred Guardineer
Fred Guardineer
?
Subject Matter
western
Trail Colt
Trail Colt; Dike Haldane; Larry Haldane; Jed; Sheriff Rogers; Buck Healey; Tim Stuart; Estelle
Stolen playing cards lead Trail Colt to a murderer.
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The Fate of the Fortune Teller

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney
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Subject Matter
mystery
Fallon of the F.B.I
Jim Fallon; Edward Carlin; Wanda; Nadya; Butch
Inspector Fallon stops a gang of black mailing fortune tellers.
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The Monster in the Mist!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Paul Parker
Paul Parker
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Subject Matter
mystery
Kirk of Scotland Yard
Inspector Ronald Kirk; Johnny Haggard
Inspector Kirk battles a monster made of fog.
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6
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The Terror of the Forest Trail!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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L B Cole
L B Cole
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Subject Matter
mystery
Red Fox
Red Fox; Doctor Painter; Doctor Pierre Beauvais; Melissa; Totem-Face [Jules]
Red Fox must find out who has been killing every doctor that comes to Barren Bay.
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The Doom of Siva Dey!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney
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Subject Matter
mystery
Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl [Starr Flagg]; Siva Dey; Dave
Siva Dey plans to use her power to animate stone to bring all the statues in India to life as her private army.
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7
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Manhunt #10

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney
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Subject Matter
mystery
Red Fox
Red Fox
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cover based on text story
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Terror of the Totem

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
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Subject Matter
western
Red Fox
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The Tombstone Curse!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Paul Parker
Loprino
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Subject Matter
western
Trail Colt
Trail Colt; Jim Lassiter; Betty Lassiter; Gila; Buck
Two criminals torture Jim Lassiter for a map to a hidden cache of silver that is said to be cursed.
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The Meeting at the Pyramids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney
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Subject Matter
adventure
Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl [Starr Flagg]; Sir Archibald Sexton; Ali
Undercover Girl must escort Sir Sexton to a meeting with Arabs.
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The Little Man Who Wasn't There!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Paul Parker
Paul Parker
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Subject Matter
mystery
Kirk of Scotland Yard
Inspector Ronald Kirk; Benny Day; John Larrikan; Anne; Lorna
Inspector Kirk must discover how the thief called "The Little Man Who Wasn't There" manages to pull off impossible thefts.
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The Case of Betty Laurel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney
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Subject Matter
mystery
Fallon of the F.B.I.
Jim Fallon; Betty Laurel; Glory Morgan; Brains; Shorty
A rich woman is kidnapped in an attempt to gain her money.
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The Ledger That Told the Truth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Graham Ingels
Graham Ingels?
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Subject Matter
adventure
The Duke
The Duke [Paul Roberts]; Flame Farnal; Fang Hackett; Tug Higgins
The Duke exposes Fang's rackets on the waterfront.
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7
Graham Ingels confirmed on the Facebook E.C. Fan Addict discussion group. August 28, 2015.
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Manhunt #11

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Parker (signed)
Paul Parker (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
fantasy
Kirk of Scotland Yard
Inspector Ronald Kirk; Anubis
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The Robber of Rainbow Buttes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Frank Frazetta
Frank Frazetta ?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
western
Trail Colt
Trail Colt; Brad Durret
Trail Colt is sent to catch the stagecoach robber called "The Rainbow Robber".
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The Trail of the Curious Pin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney ?
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Subject Matter
mystery
Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl [Starr Flagg]; Myrna; Placke; Betty Evers
Undercover Girl must find the pin that contains the message another spy was bringing her before she was captured by enemy agents.
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The Most Expensive Swim in History

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
L. B. Cole (signed)
L. B. Cole ?
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Subject Matter
western
The Red Fox
Red Fox [Sergeant Jeffrey Fox]; Margot; Blackie
Red Fox stops spies from stealing a secret atomic formula.
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6
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The Three Unholy Terrors!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney ?
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Subject Matter
mystery
Fallon of the F.B.I.
Jim Fallon; Bill Green; Bella; Ed; Chuck
Jim Fallon is sent to a small town who's one officer is overwhelmed by a gang of robbers.
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Anubis, The Assassin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Paul Parker (signed)
Paul Parker ?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
horror, mystery
Kirk of Scotland Yard
Inspector Ronald Kirk; Anubis; Dr. Barnes; Lydia; Gracie Barnes; Anne; Vic Marken
When Dr. Barnes is murdered, Inspector Kirk must determine if it was a standard murder or if the Doctor had accidentally summoned the Egyptian god Anubis.
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Manhunt #13

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Dick Ayers
Dick Ayers ?; Ernie Bache ?
Subject Matter
crime, mystery
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Manhunt #14

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Ayers
Ernie Bache
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Subject Matter
mystery
Kirk of Scotland Yard
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Ayers/Bache credit per Nick Caputo, June 2014.
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Trail Colt #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Graham Ingels
Graham Ingels
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Subject Matter
western
Trail Colt
Trail Colt
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The Rodeo Robbers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Frank Frazetta [as Fritz] (signed)
Frank Frazetta [as Fritz] (signed)
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Subject Matter
western
Trail Colt
Tim Colt U. S. Marshall; Sandy
Tim Colt joins a rodeo to track down a band of thieves.
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7
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl [Starr Flag]; Major Amersley
When foreign agents try to pull a power play in the Western hemisphere...
Undercover Girl must rescue Major Amersle after he is kidnapped by enemy agents.
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A Manhunt for Murder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
L. B. Cole (signed)
L. B. Cole (signed)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Red Fox
Red Fox [Sergeant Jeffrey Fox]; Shaggy; Mike; Corporal Steel
Red Fox tracks the two men who killed a fellow Mountie.
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6
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The Trail of the Killing Kisses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Paul Parker (signed)
Paul Parker (signed)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Kirk of Scotland Yard
Inspector Ronald Kirk; Anne; Balthus the Magician; Blake
Inspector Kirk must discover who hypnotized four girls and gave them loaded guns and the name of a person to shoot.
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A Trap for Terrorism!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Fallon of the F.B.I.
Jim Fallon; Donna; Knuckles
Agent Jim Fallon helps stop an extortion gang.
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6
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Trail Colt #2

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Graham Ingels
Graham Ingels
typeset
Subject Matter
western
Trail Colt
Trail Colt
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The Case of the Murdering Tree

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
L. B. Cole (signed)
L. B. Cole (signed)
Howard Fergusen ?
Subject Matter
adventure
Red Fox
Red Fox [Sergeant Jeffrey Fox]; Haggard; Jake; Bart; Rocky
Red Fox discovers who killed a lumberjack.
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The Saga of the Stardust

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Fallon of the F.B.I.
Jim Fallon; Cletus Adams; Hal Jaeger; Randolph Vardon; Bill Sanders
Agent Fallon must determine if two men were killed by meteorites or were they murdered.
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The Mad Hermit of Hag's Hollow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Paul Parker (signed)
Paul Parker (signed)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Kirk of Scotland Yard
Inspector Ronald Kirk; Dan; Midge; Anne
Inspector Kirk battles a madman who has been killing anybody who enters the swamp.
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6
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The Bad Girl of the Badlands!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dick Ayers (signed)
Dick Ayers (signed)
Dick Ayers ?
Subject Matter
western
Trail Colt
Trail Colt U. S. Marshall; Carmen
Trail Colt tracks down a gang of thieves hiding in the badlands.
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7
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The War That Lasted One Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl [Starr Flag]; Comrade Vasilas; Stefan
Undercover Girl stops a revolution in a small South American country.
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Cover Gallery

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Contains reprints of the covers of Manhunt #7 thru #14.

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