Modern Comics #73 (1948) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall
1	The Saboteur	comic story	13	pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Chuck Cuidera	Nitro (first appearance; villain; death)
2	The Murderous Model Gig	comic story	6	script: Bill Ward; pencils: Bill Ward; inks: Bill Ward
3	The Royal Exiles of Slombodka	comic story	6	script: Bart Tumey; pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart Tumey
4	The Tiger Hunt	comic story	6	script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul Gustavson	Will Bragg
5	-	comic story	1
6	Ezra's Double	comic story	7	script: Harry Sahle; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle
7	The Red Balloon	text story	2	letters: typeset
8	Tip-Top Employment Agency	comic story	6	script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox

Collection	Year
Bill Ward's Torchy #1	1991	On eBay ›
Torchy #2 ISBN 978-1-56685-057-5; 1-56685-057-6	2009	On eBay ›
Reed Crandall's Blackhawk: Volume 2	2016	On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #114	2020	On eBay ›

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