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| Jim Lavery's art can only be called excruciating. |
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| 'The 39 steps' 'first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine, credited to “H de V.”, in July, August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons"
So it jars om this version, on CB+ page 8, that Scudder says,"I came across a plot to start a 'third world war' in 10 days." This has to be a revision. I can't find a date of original publication on the comic or the CB+ entry, but it is probably post WWII.
As for the art, his anatomy and faces are not work of genius, but at least he draws hands and feet and many contemporary artists try to avoid that if possible.
His layouts haven't much energy but they work to tell the story well.
Not that you can go too far wrong with that story.
Cheers! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Cover | The 39 Steps |
| Credits | Pencils: Jim Lavery | Inks: Jim Lavery |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery; Spy |
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| Foreword/Afterword | Why You'll Enjoy Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The 39 Steps (46 pages) |
| Synopsis | Richard Hannay helps secret agent Scudder hide out in his flat. Unfortunately, when Scudder is killed, Hannay is accused of the crime and his best hope for clearing his name is to uncover the conspiracy of undercover agents who orchestrated Scudder's death. |
| Credits | Script: John Buchan; Dick Davis (adaptation) | Pencils: Jim Lavery | Inks: Jim Lavery |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery; Spy | Characters: Richard Hannay; Frank Scudder; Sir Walter Bullivant; Sidney Clock |
| Notes | Adaptation of John Buchan's novel 'The Thirty-Nine Steps.' |
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| Text Article | Spies (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Stories of notorious real-life spies. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Spy |
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| Text Article | John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir |
| Synopsis | Biography of author John Buchan. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography |
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| Text Article | Scottish Highlands |
| Synopsis | Description of the setting for the 39 Steps and its real world history. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Publisher advertisement | 5 World Famous Action Thrillers Streamlined in Famous Authors Illustrated (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for the first 5 issues of this series.
On inside back cover. |
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| Illustration | Vulture Illustration (1 page) |
| Notes | On back cover. |
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