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Pre-Code Classics: Operation Peril #1

Sep 2019 · PS Artbooks · 51.99 USD
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This hardcover volume collects the first run of the 1950s pre-Code horror and adventure series Operation Peril, originally published by Comic Media. Featuring lurid, unflinching tales of wartime peril and supernatural menace, this PS Artbooks edition preserves the raw, unfiltered artwork and storytelling that defined the pre-Code era. A must for collectors of vintage genre comics and fans of unexpurgated mid-century pulp narratives.

"Introducing Typhoon Tyler" kicks off with a thrilling twist on classic sci-fi intrigue, as Tom and Peggy uncover an ancient manuscript by Nostradamus that leads them on a time-traveling quest to the past. Written by Richard Hughes and illustrated by Ken Bald, this story blends pulp adventure with a touch of prophetic mystery, all wrapped in a striking cover by Ogden Whitney.

Contains 23 stories
Introducing Typhoon Tyler
12 pp
Typhoon Tyler (introduction)
The Coming of the Time Travellers
12 pp · Science Fiction
NostradamusPeggy FosterTom RedfieldVanov

In "The Coming of the Time Travellers," Tom and Peggy stumble upon an ancient text by Nostradamus that reveals the blueprint for a time machine, leading them on a daring journey to the past to uncover a long-lost substance capable of halting the looming threat of radioactivity. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 12-page science fiction tale blends historical mystery with urgent futuristic stakes.

Enter: Danny Danger
12 pp
Danny Danger (introduction)
The Great God Brahma
5 pp
CraigAkbar
Mining For Gold
2 pp
John Orr
The Case of the Chinese Gold!
12 pp
Watch Typhoon Tyler!
13 pp
John Wesley Hardin
2 pp · Western-Frontier
Minstrel Spy
1 pp
King Alfred the Great
Adventure in Time!
12 pp · Science Fiction
Dr. Tom RedfieldPeggy FosterVanovSkang

In "Adventure in Time!" from Pre-Code Classics: Operation Peril #1, Tom and Peggy race across time and space, first to the past and then to Venus, in a high-stakes mission to secure a rare metal capable of absorbing radiation—before the communists do. The story blends classic sci-fi adventure with a ticking-clock urgency, grounded in a tight, pulpy premise.

Untitled story
12 pp
River-Crossings Were Rough!
1 pp
Untitled Science Fiction story
12 pp · Science Fiction
Dr. Tom RedfieldPeggy FosterJ. P. FrisbeeSir ModredKing ArthurMerlinMorgan Le Fay
The Thing That Talked
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
BartleyEliot
Untitled story
13 pp
Checkerboard Sheriff
1 pp · Western-Frontier
Harrison DalyGiles Hayes
Adventure Among the Stars
13 pp · Science Fiction
Dr. Tom RedfieldPeggy FosterDr. VolkaGlykos
Untitled story
12 pp
Case of the Headless Coachman
1 pp
Black Bart
3 pp
The Cunning Carpenter
1 pp
The Ghostly Cavalry
1 pp
Untitled story
13 pp

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Full credits

artist Ken Bald
cover pencils, inks Ogden Whitney

Reprints

↩ Reprints Operation: Peril #1 (1950), Operation: Peril #2 (1950), Operation: Peril #3 (1951), Operation: Peril #4 (1951)

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