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Issue: Boy Detective #1

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Publication Date: May 1951

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Issues: #1 of 4 Issues

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Publisher: Flag

Avon

Brand: An Avon Publication

Indicia Publisher: Avon Periodicals Inc.

On Sale Date: 02/27/1951

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

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Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)

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Notes: On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals 1952, page 36.

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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 (11 total)

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Dan Tayler Boy Detective

Character(s): Dan Tayler

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Pages: 1

Notes: Possible Infantino pencils and Alascia inks per Nick Caputo, January 2019.

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Dan Tayler; John Billings [Lefty Riccardi]; Philip Trask

First Line: Dan Tayler swore undying revenge on the ruthless killer of his father!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover.

Death Wears a Plastic Mask

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Dan Tayler Boy Detective

Character(s): Dan Tayler (first appearance, origin); John Billings [Lefty Riccardi]; Jack Riccardi; Ted Elliot; Annie Mathews; Jake Fenton; Lou Williams

Synopsis: Dan Tayler discovers the man who killed his father.

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Pages: 7

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School for Crime!

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Dan Tayler Boy Detective

Character(s): Dan Tayler; Ted Elliot; Gargon; Philip Trask; Mrs. Trask; Peter Dexter; Reggie Pearson; Stephen Hilton

Synopsis: Dan is sent undercover at a school that creates criminals.

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Pages: 7

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The Statue of Liberty Murder Case

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Dan Tayler Boy Detective

Character(s): Dan Tayler; Ted Elliot; Gargon; Carson; Albert Kenton

Synopsis: A dead body is found in the Statue of Liberty.

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Pages: 7

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This Way to Death

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Eric Johnson; Hugh Blaney; Luke Ames

Synopsis: Eric plans to kill his gold-hunting partner.

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Genres: humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Foo Shampoo

Character(s): Foo Shampoo (first appearance); Professor Tricky (first appearance, villain)

First Line: Newspaper sometimes most enlightening.. article here telling of escape from prison of notorious and ingenious criminal, Professor Tricky..

Synopsis: Foo goes looking for the escaped Professor Tricky.

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Young Folks at Home!

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Rusty and Dusty

Character(s): Rusty [Ronald Ames] (first appearance); Dusty [Donald Ames] (first appearance); Judge Richard Ames (first appearance); Mrs. Ames (first appearance); Joe; Mike

Synopsis: Rusty and Dusty catch a kid breaking into their house.

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Pages: 6

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First Line: Now! Brand-new up-to-the minute edition of famous manual makes any auto repair job your "meat"!

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Character(s): Jean

First Line: If you can whistle - or hum a tune - "Hoppy" will show you how to play this metal Wm. Kratt harmonica in 15 minutes -

Synopsis: Jean shows a boy how she learned to play the harmonica.

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First Line: 'Come on over' beckoned the blonde in room 807..

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.