A-1 Comics: A Retrospective #143
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis second volume in Boardman Books' A-1 Comics: A Retrospective series continues its deep dive into the classic crime stories from the Golden Age anthology A-1 Comics. Collecting a selection of gritty, noir-infused tales originally published in the 1940s and 1950s, the book showcases the hard-boiled art and moralistic storytelling that defined the crime comic genre of the era. It offers a curated look at a pivotal slice of pre-Code and early Code-era comics history.
In "The School for Spies," Starr ventures into a seemingly ordinary house after her friend Jim vanishes, only to uncover a hidden network of criminals and a dangerous arsenal of radio-controlled atom bomb rockets poised to strike New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Detroit. A rare, fully illustrated story by Ogden Whitney, this issue showcases his distinctive art in both interior and cover work, capturing the eerie tension of a secret operation beneath a quiet facade.
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When her friend Jim disappears into a mysterious house, Starr investigates and discovers the house hides a band of criminals and radio controlled atom bomb rockets, which could be used to destroy the cities of New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Detroit simultaneously!
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