Four Color
#1219 - The Detectives
(March-May 1962)
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1961-12-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Dell [stamp]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
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Triple Revenge / The Informers
The Detectives / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer
- Pencils
- Nat Edson; ? (photo)
- Inks
- Nat Edson; ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Chris Ballard (photo of Mark Goddard); Steve Nelson (photo of Adam West); Johnny Russo (photo of Tige Andrews); Matt Holbrook (photo of Robert Taylor)
- Synopsis
- Previews of two stories in the issue.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and two-panel previews of each story. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Triple Revenge
The Detectives / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Matt Holbrook; Johnny Russo; Chris Ballard
- Synopsis
- The detectives discover a motive connecting two otherwise unrelated shootings and must prevent a sniper from making a third killing.
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Informers
The Detectives / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Matt Holbrook; Steve Nelson; Chris Ballard; Johnny Russo
- Synopsis
- Two young twin girls tell a tale of criminals, a suitcase full of money, and an assault. An investigation of their story leads to a mystery involving an old boarding house.
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Animal Police
The Detectives / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; crime
- Synopsis
- Use of animals by police agencies in various countries.
Indexer Notes
"The Detectives" is in the title strip, but no characters appear. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
World Watchdog
The Detectives / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; crime
- Synopsis
- Description of the International Criminal Police Commission operations.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. "The Detectives" is in the title strip, but no characters appear. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Camera Sees
The Detectives / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; crime
- Synopsis
- Use of cameras in criminal investigations.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. "The Detectives" is in the title strip, but no characters appear. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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[Triple Revenge]
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Triple Revenge
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The Informers
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Animal Police
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World Watchdog
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The Camera Sees
The Detectives
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Pat Conolly
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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