(1951)

Avon, 1951 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Avon Periodicals Inc.
Brand
An Avon Publication
Editing
Sol Cohen
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Copyright 1951 Avon Periodicals. Movie starred Walter Pidgeon, Ann Harding, and Barry Sullivan.

The Underworld Gang Lord Who Controls The Crime Syndicate! (Table of Contents)

The Unknown Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Everett Kinstler (signed as Everett Raymond Kinstler)
Inks
Everett Kinstler (signed as Everett Raymond Kinstler)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
"The Unknown Man" the Underworld Gang Lord Who Controls the Crime Syndicate.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Unknown Man / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Louis Ravielli
Inks
Louis Ravielli ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The strange bewildering story of a man on trial for his life...
Genre
crime
Characters
Andrew Layford; Rudi Walchek; Wayne Kellwin; Stella Masen; Brad Masen; Bob Masen; Ellie Fansworth; District Attorney Joe Buckner; Judge Dragner, Detective Fry; Peter Hulderman; Sally Tevor
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Indexer Notes

Starts on inside front cover.
Based on the 1951 MGM film, "The Unknown Man" with screenplay by Ronald Miller and George Froeschel, directed by Richard Thorpe.

If you can whistle -- or hum a tune -- "Hoppy" will show you how to play this Wm. Kraft Harmonica in 15 mnutes -- or Money Back (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Night Club Swindle (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Leslie Charteris (credited)
Pencils
Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as A. C. Hollingsworth)
Inks
Alvin Hollingsworth ? (signed as A. C. Hollingsworth)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Murderers... Muggs...Confidence Men...Swindlers...Sandy Quirk knows how to handle them...
Genre
crime
Characters
Sandy Quirk; Mike Strong; Hughes; John Walton; Pat Kent
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Indexer Notes

The Saint (Simon Templar) name was changed to Mike Strong. Likewise, Pat Holm became Pat Kent and Hoppy Uniatz became Sandy Quirk.

Terrific Bargains (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"Hey you skinny bag of bones!" (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How to Fix Any Part of Any Car (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Underworld Gang Lord Who Controls The Crime Syndicate!
    The Unknown Man
  2. 1. ["The strange bewildering story of a man on trial for his life..."]
    The Unknown Man
  3. 2. If you can whistle -- or hum a tune -- "Hoppy" will show you how to play this Wm. Kraft Harmonica in 15 mnutes -- or Money Back
  4. 3. The Night Club Swindle
  5. 4. Terrific Bargains
  6. 5. "Hey you skinny bag of bones!"
  7. 6. How to Fix Any Part of Any Car
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  • Richard Smith
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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