(December 1962)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1962-09-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10002-212. On-sale date from 1962 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Checkmate / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On a Hollywood movie set, Checkmate investigates a series of near-fatal accidents that aren't in the script!
Genre
crime; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Cover photograph head shots of the stars Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure.

Cover Thumbnail for Checkmate (Western, 1962 series) #2
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Private Eye Techniques (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Script for Blackmail (Table of Contents: 2)

Checkmate / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
CHECKMATE #1-629
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Don Corey; Jed Sills; Dr. Carl Hyatt; Tina Drake

The Murder Mixture (Table of Contents: 3)

Linda Dawes Lab Detective / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
crime
Characters
Linda Dawes

The Clue (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Gill ?
Inks
Tom Gill ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime
Characters
Nick Grover; Pop Kelly

The Chinese Doll Mystery (Table of Contents: 5)

Checkmate / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Don Corey; Jed Sills; Dr. Carl Hyatt; Mr. Wong; Sally Wong

Helping Law Enforcement (Table of Contents: 6)

Checkmate / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
detective-mystery; crime

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Checkmate Pin-Up No. 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

Checkmate / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (photographs)
Genre
crime; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Back cover pin-up of the front cover minus text.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["On a Hollywood movie set, Checkmate investigates a series of near-fatal accidents that aren't in the script!"]
    Checkmate
  2. 1. Private Eye Techniques
  3. 2. The Script for Blackmail
    Checkmate
  4. 3. The Murder Mixture
    Linda Dawes Lab Detective
  5. 4. The Clue
  6. 5. The Chinese Doll Mystery
    Checkmate
  7. 6. Helping Law Enforcement
    Checkmate
  8. 7. Checkmate Pin-Up No. 2
    Checkmate
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  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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