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Cover: Dick Giordano

Space Adventures #9

Jan 1954 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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“Speed-Up!”

In "Speed-Up!", a 1954 Charlton comic, a desperate man named Herman Lindsay injects his dog Fido with a mysterious serum, granting the animal the ability to talk—and read, and write. When Lindsay forces Fido to betray his new friends, Ted and Marion Kent, the dog’s quiet defiance sets off a chain of events that leads to a shocking arrest. Written by Carl Memling and illustrated by Tony Tallarico, with inks by Vince Alascia, the story unfolds with a tense, eerie edge, all capped by a striking cover by Dick Giordano.

writer Carl Memling · artist Tony Tallarico · inker Vince Alascia · cover Dick Giordano

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cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

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Herman Lindsay gives his new dog, Fido, an injection to cause the canine to talk. Fido learns to read and write. Herman tells the dog he is to stay with his friends, Ted and Marion Kent. Fido is to inform Herman of the safe combination and when the Kents are to be out of the house. Fido resists, but Lindsay beats the poor animal into submission with a whip. Lindsay commits the robbery, but upon returning to his apartment with the loot, the police show up to arrest him. They had received an anonymous call from an informant who didn't sound human. Fido keeps quiet as the police lead Herman away.

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