I know nothing about the TV show, but as a detective story, this comic is pretty darned good, much in the way of a humdrum police procedural. But not quite as "just the facts" as Dragnet. Like Burke's Law, there are some interesting characters as suspects, including the Elvis look-a-like. The art fit the realism of the story quite well. The second story wasn't quite so good, much more of a 'crime doesn't pay' story. I'm not so fond of those types of stories.
Additional Information
Name
1168 - The Detectives | Published
Publication
Price: 0.15 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "THE DETECTIVES, No. 1168." Code number is THE DETECTIVES.O.S. #1168-612. Copyright 1960 by Four Star-Hastings. Based on "The Detectives" TV series.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
1 page
Feature
The Detectives
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Matt Holbrook (photo of Robert Taylor)
Foreword/Afterword
Shadow at the Window / No Place to Hide (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of the two stories in the issue.
Feature
The Detectives
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Matt Holbrook (photo of Robert Taylor); Johnny Russo (photo of Tige Andrews)
Inside front cover; black and white. Two photos plus two-panel previews of the stories. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Shadow at the Window (24 pages)
Synopsis
A man confesses to the murder of his vocal coach, but Capt. Holbrook thinks he's not the one who committed the crime.
Feature
The Detectives
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Robert Taylor [as Matt Holbrook]; Otto Lindstrom; Johnny Russo
Inside back cover; black and white. The Detectives logo is on this page, but no characters appear. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (2007-5-14).
Back cover. The Detectives logo is on this page, but no characters appear. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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