Publishers / Harvey / Kerry Drake Detective Cases (1948) / #8
8May 1948
$0.10

Kerry Drake Detective Cases #8

Harvey · May 1948

First appearance: Lady Crime
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Identification plate

Series
Kerry Drake Detective Cases (Harvey, 1948 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
May 1948
Key date
1948-05-00
Indicia publisher
Harvey Enterprises Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lady Crime - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al Avison
2-comic story20pencils: Alfred Andriola; inks: Alfred Andriola
4-comic story1pencils: Alfred Andriola; inks: Alfred Andriola
6Kerry Drake Tackles a New Racketcomic story10pencils: Alfred Andriola; inks: Alfred Andriola
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8-text story0.5pencils: Salo; inks: Salo
9Murder for Penniescomic story4script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellLady Crime First
10Snoopycomic story0.5pencils: Al Zere; inks: Al Zere; letters: Al ZereSnoopy
11Snoopycomic story0.5pencils: Al Zere; inks: Al Zere; letters: Al ZereSnoopy; the Chief
12Snoopycomic story0.5pencils: Al Zere; inks: Al Zere; letters: Al ZereSnoopy; the Chief; Mrs. Van Swelter
13Snoopycomic story0.5pencils: Al Zere; inks: Al Zere; letters: Al ZereSnoopy; the Chief
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
16Tommy Tween Hits the Jackpottext story1letters: typeset
17The Case of the Bearded Mantext story1letters: typeset
18Here's a Funsational Valuepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
19U.S. Savings Bonds Deflate Inflationpublic service announcement1script: Otto Soglow; pencils: Otto Soglow; inks: Otto Soglow

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Lady Crime #11992On eBay ›
Bob Powell2012On eBay ›
Hello Buddies #391948On eBay ›
Hello Buddies [Annual] #[nn-A]1948On eBay ›
Fun Parade #411949On eBay ›
Fun Parade #[nn]1948On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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