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Additional Information
Name
1219 - The Detectives | Published
Publication
Price: 0.15 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "THE DETECTIVES, No. 1219." Code number is THE DETECTIVES O/S #1219-622. Copyright 1961 by Four Star-Bentley-Blackpool. Based on "The Detectives" TV series.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
Triple Revenge / 1 page
Feature
The Detectives
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Chris Ballard (photo of Mark Goddard); Steve Nelson (photo of Adam West); Johnny Russo (photo of Tige Andrews); Matt Holbrook (photo of Robert Taylor)
Foreword/Afterword
Triple Revenge / The Informers (1 page)
Synopsis
Previews of two stories in the issue.
Feature
The Detectives
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Chris Ballard (photo of Mark Goddard); Steve Nelson (photo of Adam West); Johnny Russo (photo of Tige Andrews); Matt Holbrook (photo of Robert Taylor)
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and two-panel previews of each story. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Triple Revenge (16 pages)
Synopsis
The detectives discover a motive connecting two otherwise unrelated shootings and must prevent a sniper from making a third killing.
Feature
The Detectives
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Matt Holbrook; Johnny Russo; Chris Ballard
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Informers (15 pages)
Synopsis
Two young twin girls tell a tale of criminals, a suitcase full of money, and an assault. An investigation of their story leads to a mystery involving an old boarding house.
Feature
The Detectives
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Matt Holbrook; Steve Nelson; Chris Ballard; Johnny Russo
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Animal Police (1 page)
Synopsis
Use of animals by police agencies in various countries.
Feature
The Detectives
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Crime
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Notes
"The Detectives" is in the title strip, but no characters appear. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
World Watchdog (1 page)
Synopsis
Description of the International Criminal Police Commission operations.
Feature
The Detectives
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Crime
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. "The Detectives" is in the title strip, but no characters appear. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Camera Sees (1 page)
Synopsis
Use of cameras in criminal investigations.
Feature
The Detectives
Letters
typeset
Genre
Non-fiction; Crime
Script
Eric FreiwaldRobert Schaefer
Pencils
Nat Edson
Inks
Nat Edson
Notes
Back cover. "The Detectives" is in the title strip, but no characters appear. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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