Four Color #1240

(November 1961-January 1962)

The Detectives (Table of Contents)

The Detectives / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Warren Tufts; ? (photos)

Inks:

Warren Tufts; ? (photos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Photos and art. This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See sequence 3. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

Yogi Bear Milk Mug and Huck Hound Cereal Bowl (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Yogi Bear; Huckleberry Hound (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; color. Illustrated ad for Kellogg's OKs breakfast cereal. Premium is a plastic Yogi Bear Milk Mug and Huck Hound Cereal bowl set for 50 cents and one OKs box top.

Hit and Run (Table of Contents)

The Detectives / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Warren Tufts

Inks:

Warren Tufts

Colors:

?

Letters:

Warren Tufts

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Matt Holbrook; Johnny Russo; Chris Ballard; Otto Lindstrom

Synopsis:

Detective Captain Matt Holbrook and his team of detectives have to solve a hit-and-run automobile accident that kills a man.

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

Cousin Rat (Table of Contents)

The Detectives / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Warren Tufts

Inks:

Warren Tufts

Colors:

?

Letters:

Warren Tufts

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Matt Holbrook; Johnny Russo; Otto Lindstrom; Chris Ballard

Synopsis:

Steve Russo, Johnny Russo's cousin, is picked up on a petty larceny charge. Steve, who looks just like Johnny, claims he has a big business deal the next morning and Johnny investigates. Johnny is mistaken for Steve and plays along with a gang planning to hijack an armored truck.

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

Black Light (Table of Contents)

The Detectives / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Nat Edson

Inks:

Nat Edson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Facts about the use of ultraviolet rays in police work.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Some copies have this sequence in black and white; others have it in color, depending on whether there is an ad on the inside front cover. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

Telltale Evidence (Table of Contents)

The Detectives / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Nat Edson

Inks:

Nat Edson

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Back cover. This sequence was replaced by an ad in some copies. See sequence 7. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

Schwinn American (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Replaces Sequence 6 in some copies. Illustrated ad for Schwinn Bicycles. Schwinn American model ($49.95) depicted. Selling point is "Every part American Made!" Arnold, Schwinn, & Company, Chicago, Ill.