(March-May 1961)
- Price:
- 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Exciting Adventure
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue 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.
Shadow at the Window / No Place to Hide
The Detectives / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
- Pencils:
- Mel Keefer; ? (photo)
- Inks:
- Mel Keefer; ? (photo)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- Matt Holbrook (photo of Robert Taylor); Johnny Russo (photo of Tige Andrews)
- Synopsis:
- Preview of the two stories in the issue.
Indexer Notes
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).
Shadow at the Window
The Detectives / comic story / 24 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
- Pencils:
- Mel Keefer
- Inks:
- Mel Keefer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- Matt Holbrook; Otto Lindstrom; Johnny Russo
- Synopsis:
- A man confesses to the murder of his vocal coach, but Capt. Holbrook thinks he's not the one who committed the crime.
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
No Place to Hide
The Detectives / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
- Pencils:
- Mel Keefer
- Inks:
- Mel Keefer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- Matt Holbrook; Otto Lindstrom
- Synopsis:
- Two robbery suspects hide in the city while they plan their next crime.
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Aristocat
The Detectives / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
- Pencils:
- Mel Keefer
- Inks:
- Mel Keefer
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Synopsis:
- The type of criminal known as the "Aristocrat," who specializes in well-planned crimes involving valuable items.
Indexer Notes
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 (May 14, 2007).
Qualified
The Detectives / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
- Pencils:
- Mel Keefer
- Inks:
- Mel Keefer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Synopsis:
- Qualifications needed to be a detective.
Indexer Notes
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)
Table of Contents
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1.
Shadow at the Window / No Place to Hide
The Detectives -
2.
Shadow at the Window
The Detectives -
3.
No Place to Hide
The Detectives -
4.
Aristocat
The Detectives -
5.
Qualified
The Detectives
- Katie
- Merlin Haas
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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