Crime Fighting Detective #16

Sep 1951 · Star Publications [1949-1954] · 0.10 USD

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In "Wanton Murder," King Cole—ever the sharp-eyed enforcer of justice—steps in to protect the Ski-Hi Diamond Company with a million-dollar offer, only to be rejected. When the diamonds vanish during a staged fire, the culprit isn’t who they seem, and the case takes a dangerous turn. Art by Al McWilliams, with cover by L. B. Cole, this 1951 mystery from Star Publications delivers a classic noir twist with a pulse-pounding theft and a web of deception.

Contains 3 stories

Wanton Murder

7 pp · Crime

Detective Hal "Two-Gun" Spencer

The Black Smoke Curse!!

12 pp · Adventure, Crime

Young King ColeIris NorlandWhip SteeleUrsus GrahamMr. IceMr. Smoke (villain)

In "The Black Smoke Curse!!" from Crime Fighting Detective #16 (1951), detective King Cole steps in to protect the Ski-Hi Diamond Company’s valuable shipment for a million-dollar fee—only to be rejected, setting off a daring heist carried out by impostor firemen in the dead of night.

The Case of the Stolen Rembrandt

8 pp · Crime

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $302

CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $2,352*

CGC 8.0 none in existence

CGC 7.5 none in existence

CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $1,230*

CGC 6.5 none in existence

CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $893*

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CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $750*

CGC 5.0 none in existence

CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $609*

CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $529*

CGC 3.5 none in existence

CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $418*

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Full credits

artist, inker Al McWilliams

cover pencils, inks L. B. Cole

Reprints

↩ Reprints Young King Cole #7 (1948), Young King Cole #11 (1948), Criminals on the Run #3 (1948)

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