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Red Seal Comics #21

Oct 1947 · Superior · 0.10 CAD

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Red Seal Comics #21 is an anthology crime-themed issue featuring multiple stories. One story follows a Western-style adventure involving characters like Beethoven and Desperado, with conflict over stolen goods and a chase sequence. "Calling All Cars" depicts a blackmail scheme involving an airplane and characters in Buffalo, New York, with criminal intrigue. "Cop Killer" presents a murder mystery where Barry Masters investigates the death of his friend Tom Blaney at a police garage, discovering that his partner Rudolph Brotho is the actual killer, motivated by partnership life insurance money and gambling debts.

Contains 11 stories

Untitled Superhero story

7 pp · Superhero

The Black Dwarf ["Shorty" Wilson]Koenig (death)Arsenic (female ally of the Dwarf)NitroFrenchyunnamed police inspectorMr. Brauner (villain, introduction)Jingo (villain, introduction)

Untitled Non-Fiction story

1 pp · Non-Fiction, Sports

"Hunted like a vicious animal for crimes of which he is innocent..."][The Death of Nevada Bill

7 pp · Western-Frontier

Gay Desperado [Jim Collins]Ace D'Arcy (villain, introduction)Rattlesnake Rose (villain, introduction)Hoagy (a piano player)(introduction)

"How can Lady Satan defy the weird terror that comes to life after sundown in Abbot's Arbor?"][The Horror of Abbot's Arbor

7 pp · Superhero

Lady Satan (last appearance?)Mr. Whitt (villain, introduction)Mr. Whitt's Butler (villain, introduction)

Untitled Humor story

2 pp · Humor, Western-Frontier

Tenderfoot Joe

Blackmail!

6 pp · Detective-Mystery

Mrs. BarbourJunior BarbourTony Catalano

A black-masked detective known as the Black Dwarf investigates a string of murders among refugees, suspecting a crooked naturalization consultant of running a deadly blackmail scheme. When the trail leads to the waterfront, he must confront the suspect before an innocent immigrant pays the ultimate price.

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor

Foxy Grandpa

"Don't turn your head, Pete..."][The Dummy

4 pp · Humor

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor, Western-Frontier

Killer McGee

Untitled Crime story

6 pp · Crime

Lucky CoyneRed Rauch (introduction, villain)

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor

King Kole

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta

Raw (Good) $65

CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,968*

CGC 9.2 none in existence

CGC 9.0 none in existence

CGC 8.5 none in existence

CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $480*

CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $385*

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CGC 7.0 none in existence

CGC 6.5 none in existence

CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $232*

CGC 5.5 none in existence

CGC 5.0 none in existence

CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $159*

CGC 4.0 none in existence

CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $123*

CGC 3.0 none in existence

CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $88*

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Full credits

cover pencils, inks Gus Ricca

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↩ Reprints Star Ranger #2 (1937), Star Ranger #10 (1938), Top Notch Comics #1 (1939)

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