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SECRET AGENT X-9 and "The Shoe of Cinderella" Week 1 (1938)
The Secret Agent X-9 comic strip, created by Dashiell Hammett, was illustrated by promising beginner Alex Raymond from its inception in Jan 1934 until Nov1935. Raymond's replacement was Charles...
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LADY LUCK and the Jewel Heist! (1940)
Here's our Lady (ranked 84th in the Comic Buyer's Guide 2011 100 Sexiest Women in Comics) in her fifth adventure, from the Spirit Section of July 7, 1940. Art: Chuck Mazoujian. Story: Dick French....
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HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The Girl With the Silver Eyes - Pittsburgh &...
Another serialization of "The Girl" from the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph of Dec. 1936. The ads are from the Allentown Morning Call of Oct. 1938.Â
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An ANNA MAY WONG Extravaganza!
This if for loyal Almanacker Cap'n Bob Napier, who just happens to be Executive Vice President (and Sgt. at Arms) of the International Anna May Wong Fan Club. Hope it warms his cockles.
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Will Eisner's ESPIONAGE - THE BLACK X's Finest Hour
Some time back we saw the first appearance of Black X (HERE), from a 1938 issue of Feature Funnies. That story wasn't very good, or very well drawn, but anything by Eisner is historically interesting....
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HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: After the Thin Man - Part 2 (1936-37)
New York Daily News Dec 27, 1936Allentown Morning Call, Dec. 29, 1936Allentown Morning Call, Dec. 29, 1936Chicago Tribune, Dec. 30, 1936Pittsburgh Press, Dec. 30, 1936Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Dec. 30,...
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Forgotten Books: THE COMPLETE CASES OF MacBRIDE & KENNEDY by Frederick Nebel
In my estimation, the ten year saga of MacBride & Kennedy was the second most important series ever to appear in the pages of Black Mask. The only thing to top it, you can probably guess, was...
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REED CRANDALL is the "One Man Army" (1953)
We've featured the work of Reed Crandall in a variety of genres, and we'll no doubt see more. But here's something different. He's not only the artist, he's the hero. From G.I. Combat #4, dated MY...
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HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The Girl With the Silver Eyes - Des Moines (1938)
More of the Silver Eyes Gal, this time from the Des Moines Register in Jan. and Feb. of 1938. I can't read the artist's signature. Can you?
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