Duke Douglas, recruited by Army Intelligence in 1942 while in his last year of medical school, proved to be just the sort of deep cover agent America needed to face the insidious Soviet threat of the mid-1950s. Reading Duke's adventures today the influence of Ian Fleming's super spy seem obvious but keep in mind that in late-1953, when Duke Douglas debuted, only Casino Royale was in print, there had been no films, and very few people had ever heard of James Bond. Clearly, the creative team at Comic Media were at least a heartbeat or two ahead of the game.Duke first appeared on the cover of Comic Media's Danger #6, cover dated November 1953. Only one of his stories credits a writer, Ken Fitch. Illustrations are provided by Don Heck, Pete Morisi, and Bill Discount.Boardman Books' "character" collections bring together the adventures of rather obscure golden ago comic book characters in single volumes. The point of the volumes is not to focus on a particular artist but to rediscover a character generally lost to comics fandom. Stories are reproduced from vintage originals from the collection of the publisher (and other sources) with only rudimentary cleaning to make the art more legible and therefore suffer all the drawbacks that implies. If you are looking for an exposition, or diatribe, on this artist or that, these books are not the place to find it. However, if you wish thrilling adventures as only comic books can convey, these might be the publications for you.

Duke Douglas: Secret Agents, Spies, Espionage, Intrigue

Comics & Graphic Novels

Fitch, Ken

Graphic Novels

Boardman Books

Retells the classic story of the master swordsman whose unpleasant appearance prevents him from courting the beautiful woman with whom he has fallen in love, as a graphic novel with study guide.

Cyrano De Bergerac (Classics Illustrated)

Humor & Entertainment

Smith, Sherwood

ROSTAND, EDMOND

Humor

Acclaim Books

Retells the classic adventure story of a young boy who becomes involved with pirates searching for a buried treasure, as a graphic novel with study guide.

Treasure Island (Classic Illustrated)

Children's Books

Pickering, Trevor

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Action & Adventure

Retells the classic story of a young Civil War soldier who wonders how he will behave in battle and experiences the terrors of war first-hand, as a graphic novel with study guide.

The Red Badge of Courage (Classics Illustrated)

CRANE, STEPHEN

Bleha, Julie

Retells the classic adventure of a dog who escapes from civilization to lead a wolf pack in the far North, as a graphic novel with study guide.

The Call of the Wild (Classics Illustrated)

Literature & Fiction

Miller, Joshua

LONDON, JACK.

Classics

The Eisner Award-nominated archival series barrels forth with another exciting collection! You knock over a few banks, plug a few squealers, and soon the cash comes pouring in - but the crooked path you've chosen can only lead one place: the electric chair! The latest volume of Dark Horse's acclaimed hardcover series collects issues #46-#49 of the 1940s true-crime comic Crime Does Not Pay, which thrilled readers as much as it scandalized the guardians of public decency. This deluxe hardcover also features a foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of the New York Times bestseller Sleepers.

Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 7

Wood, Dick

Arntzen, Arne

Biro, Charles

Woodbury, Red

Dark Horse Books

The Mike Shayne Private Eye Comic Collection: The classic comics based on the novels by Brett Halliday (The Pulp 2.0 Library)

Cunningham, Bill

Independently published

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