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Issue: Crime Detective Comics #8

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Publication Date: May 1953

Issue v3 #8
- v2 #10
- v2 #11
- v2 #12
- v3 #1
- v3 #2
- v3 #3
- v3 #4
- v3 #5
- v3 #6
- v3 #7
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Issues: #8 of 32 Issues

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Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Hillman

Brand: A Hillman Publication

Indicia Publisher: Hillman Periodicals Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 3

Pages: 36

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

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Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Edward Cronin

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Content Items (7 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Max

First Line: Goody!!...We just made the boat, Max

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Pages: 1

The Commodore's Thumb

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Al Cooley "The Commodore"; Madge Cooley; John Scanlon; Danish

First Line: They called Al Cooley "The Commodore"...

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Pages: 6

Notes: Keith Chandler : Previously credited as 'John Prentice ?' there is no doubt that this is his work. As further confirmation, the Who's Who indicates that Prentice worked extensively for Hillman during this period, both on crime and other stories.

The Little Black Score

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Doc Cassidy; Duke Manta; "Nails"; Porter

First Line: Okay, Cassidy, this is it...

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Pages: 4

Payday for Worms

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Doug Walker; Martha Walker; Sheriff Curtin; Bob Stuart; Andrews

First Line: Doug Walker was a small town bank clerk...

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Pages: 6

The Candle Man

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Sam; Mort Eagan; Ridley; Detective Sergeant Joe Boyle

First Line: Sam switched off the radio...

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Pages: 2

The Two Horsemen

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Genres: crime, historical

Character(s): President Abraham Lincoln; Allan Pinkerton; John Wilkes Booth; David Herold; Chase; Dr. Samuel Mudd [unnamed in story]

First Line: One day in 1861...

Synopsis: The planning and ultimate execution of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, and the subsequent capture and death of Booth and his confederates.

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Pages: 5

Hand Painted Frankie

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Nick Frobish; Wilma; Joey Jerone

First Line: Nick Frobish is a tough smart operator...

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Pages: 6