DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #8
CGC PR: 0.5
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: Slightly Brittle pgs; Universal holder; Unrestored; CGC#4465805001
classic Flessel Mr. Chang cover (10/37)
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classic Flessel Mr. Chang cover (10/37)
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Slightly Brittle pgs; Universal holder; Unrestored; CGC#4465805001
classic Flessel Mr. Chang cover (10/37)
Taking its cue from the title's first issue, Creig Flessel's cover for Detective Comics #8 is another striking example of the "Yellow Peril" trope that lured pulp readers over to comics. (This issue has the concluding chapter of "The Claws of the Red Dragon," in which amateur detective Bruce Nelson stops a Tong leader from being crowned King of China.) The early pre-Batman Detective books were a notable success in the crowded world of two-fisted crime anthology comics. Series regulars like Nelson, Speed Saunders, Larry Steele, Slam Bradley, and Cosmo ("the Phantom of Disguise") were ruling the roost before caped crusaders crashed the party with their assorted powers.
classic Flessel Mr. Chang cover (10/37)
Taking its cue from the title's first issue, Creig Flessel's cover for Detective Comics #8 is another striking example of the "Yellow Peril" trope that lured pulp readers over to comics. (This issue has the concluding chapter of "The Claws of the Red Dragon," in which amateur detective Bruce Nelson stops a Tong leader from being crowned King of China.) The early pre-Batman Detective books were a notable success in the crowded world of two-fisted crime anthology comics. Series regulars like Nelson, Speed Saunders, Larry Steele, Slam Bradley, and Cosmo ("the Phantom of Disguise") were ruling the roost before caped crusaders crashed the party with their assorted powers.
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