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THE SAINT Smacks the Nazis! (1942)
Here's Mr. Simon Templar's second foray into the comic books (the first is HERE), from Silver Streak #19, dated March 1942. The script was apparently written by Leslie Charteris himself, with art by Ed...
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HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The First Falcon Movie, Part 4 (1931)
Paducah Sun-Democrat, June 14, 1931San Francisco Examiner, June 14, 1931Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 19, 1931Battle Creek Enquirer, June 19, 1931Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 20, 1931The Daily Plainsman,...
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HEY KIDS!! Let's Learn About GUNS!!
These educational pieces ran in the 1948-49 funnybook Guns Against Gangsters. Let the fun begin!
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Forgotten Stories: "Smoke!" by THEODORE STURGEON (1947)
Here's a tale from Calling All Boys #9, back in Dec-Jan 1947. Thanks to movielover for preserving this on comicbookplus.
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NERO WOLFE Comic Strip - The THIRD Sunday Adventure (1957)
This case began in the final panel of the Mar. 10, 1957 strip (above). Color Sundays, as usual, are thanks to the colorful blog of Mr. Ger Apeldoorn.Mar. 17, 1957Mar. 24, 1957Mar. 31, 1957Apr. 7,...
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HARVEY KURTZMAN's Mr. Risk in "The Race Against Death" (1943)
This early Kurtzman effort is from Super-Mystery Comics Vol. 3 No. 3, dated January 1943. Ain't much hint of what's to come, but still an historical artyfact. Thanks to freddyfly for scanning it for...
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HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: He Said/She Said? Nope! He didn't say! (1931-32)
San Francisco Examiner, Aug. 6, 1931Detroit Free Press, Aug. 6, 1931Oakland Tribune, June 29, 1932Carlsbad Current-Argus, June 29, 1932Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, June 29, 1932Unknown, June 29,...
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The LONE RANGER and TONTO Ride Again (1939)
We rode along with old Kimosabe and Tonto on their first Sunday adventures HERE. Now let's horn in on another. The art here is still credited to Ed Kressy. We'll see one more five-week run before...
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Forgotten Stories: "Sherry Strikes a New Note" by RAOUL WHITFIELD (1943)
Okay, I knew that Black Mask great Raoul Whitfield also wrote aviation fiction, and juvenile adventure novels, but I never expected to find him in a comic book like Calling All Girls. But here he is,...
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NERO WOLFE Comic Strip - Weeks 30 & 31 (1957) Another New Case Begins
This story, beginning in earnest on June 17, 1957, was introduced in this final panel from June 15:
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It Really Happened: MARK TWAIN (1947)
It's true, boys and girls - Mark Twain really happened. Here's the proof, from issue #10, published back in August, 1947. Thanks to the ever-popular freddyfly for adding it to comicbookplus. The cover...
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HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The First Falcon Movie, Part 5 (1931)
Calgary Herald, June 27, 1931Â Staunton News Leader, July 2, 1931Gettysburg Times, July 3, 1931Chicago Tribune, July 5, 1931Nashville Banner, July 5, 1931Charleston Daily Mail, July 8, 1931Charleston...
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Forgotten Stories: "One More Thrill" by Carroll John Daly (1921)
You know Carroll John Daly. He's the Race Williams guy. The guy who beat Dashiell Hammett to the punch (by about fifteen minutes) with the first hardboiled detective story. That now-famous detective...
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NERO WOLFE Comic Strip - Weeks 32 & 33 (1957)
This case began last week, HERE. Eagle-eyed readers (especially those of the Napier clan) will note that the second week of this sequence does NOT bear the signature of artist Mike Roy. Whether or not...
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