Martin Kane, Private Eye #4 [1] (1950) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood
1	"Legs" Diamond	comic story	8	pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood	Jack "Legs" Diamond; Martin Kane; Eddie Diamond; Nick Rocker; Spike; Lefty; Dawn
2	Narcotics Traffic	comic story	1
3	The Whyos	comic story	10	pencils: Gerald Altman; inks: Gerald Altman	Martin Kane; Lieutenant Rogers; The Zarkow Gang; The Whyos; Josh Hines; Danny Driscoll; Beezy Garrity; Danny Lyons; Kitty McGowan; Johnny Quinn; Johnny Dolan; James Noe; Detective Dorcy
4	Booked for Murder!	text story	2	letters: typeset	Inspector Riordan; Mark Mason; Fredericks; Nora; Brenner; Fritz
5	The Counterfeiters	comic story	1
6	The Killing Punch	comic story	8	pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood	Martin Kane; Pug Dooley; Jimmy Cinch; Moose Harben
7	Devil's Island	comic story	1
8	William Gargan as Martin Kane Private Eye	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo)

Collection	Year
Wally Wood: Eerie Tales of Crime and Horror #[nn] ISBN 978-1-934331-61-3	2013	On eBay ›

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