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Publishers / Harvey / Kerry Drake Detective Cases (1948) / #14
14May 1949
$0.10

Kerry Drake Detective Cases #14

Harvey · May 1949

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Series
Kerry Drake Detective Cases (Harvey, 1948 series)
Issue
#14
Publication date
May 1949
Key date
May 1949
Indicia publisher
Harvey Enterprises Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al Avison
1Comics Newspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetLinda Turner; Joe Palooka; Humphrey
2Bullseye's Murder Syndicatecomic story20script: Alfred Andriola; pencils: Alfred Andriola
3Trapping a Killertext story1letters: typesetElaine George (policewoman)
4Bullseye's Desperate Gamblecomic story13script: Alfred Andriola; pencils: Alfred Andriola
5Scent of Deathtext story0.75letters: typesetBill Taft (detective)
6-statement of ownership0.25script: Robert B. Harvey
7The Gentleman Gamblercomic story4pencils: Bob PowellKitty Carson (the ruff ridin' gal sheriff)
8Crime Can't Winpublic service announcement1script: Alfred Andriola; pencils: Alfred Andriola

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