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| The second issue of actual whodunnits! Like the first, it's still not quite fair play, but it's still more mystery-like than most crime stories of the period. I'd like to know who did the artwork on the last story, Polly Wants a Murder, because it has an interesting, slightly cartoony look to it. Kind of reminds me of Steve Ditko, but this was a few years before Ditko's first comic book work. |
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| Publication | October-November 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card. |
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| Cover | How Good a Detective Are You? |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Marie Du Bois; Boris; Hodges |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Mock Mandarin of Music (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Someone is sabotaging some musical performances. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Andre Battile; Phil Weston; Marie Du Bois; Boris; Hodges; O'Brien |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card. |
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| Comic Story | The Pearl Pirate (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lady Titwell's pearls are stolen. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Hamed Pascha; Lady Titwell; Mr. Webster; Mrs. Webster; Nicky; Hollander |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card. |
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| Comic Story | Diploma for Death! or Skeleton in the Closet! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Professor Clarkton and $5000 have disappeared. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Clarkton; Horton; Miss Edwards; Calkins; Dean Winters; Steve Henson; Hogan |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card.
The opening caption refers to the detective as Henston, but is Henson in the rest of the story. |
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| Text Story | The Bloodstone (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A sailor meets a girl on shore leave and loses his wallet. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Jim Abbott; Sally Miller; Jones |
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| Comic Story | Death Takes the Witch (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Letitia Hodges had plenty of enemies and one of them killed her. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Letitia Hodges; Hilda; Bertram Grogan; Shorty; Edmund Hodges; Mr. Chatham; Miggs |
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| Comic Story | Death Scores a Knockout (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Who killed boxer Kid McCann? |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery; Sports | Characters: Jerry McCann [Kid McCann]; Martin; Pat Brady; Mack Williams; Francine; Gracie Baker; Peters; Tim |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card. |
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| Comic Story | Polly Wants Murder (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ralph Krandell writes an odd will for his relatives. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Tommy Krandell; Pete; Frank; Agnes; Betty; Polly |
| Notes | Krandell is spelled Crandall in the opening caption. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Top third of back cover. |
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| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Characters: Bob |
| Notes | Middle third of back cover. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Bottom third of back cover. |
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