Clue Comics #10 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Hillman Publications, 1946) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages....

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Sold: Feb 14, 2022

Clue Comics #10 [10] Values

Publisher: Hillman, 1946

About Clue Comics #10 [10]

Origin and first appearance of the Gun Master. Content changes to crime.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Amazing Gun Master

Characters: Gun Master

Pencils: Fred Kida [as Kida] (signed)

Inks: Fred Kida [as Kida] (signed)

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: The Birth of the Gun!

Characters: Gun Master [Dumas Poe] (origin); Kattak Po (original Gun Master, flashback, death); un-named brother of Kattak Po (flashback); Kattak Po's son (flashback, death); Kattak Po's grandson (flashback); Captain Kane (of homicide); Velvet [as V. Silver] (villain, gun shop owner); Lefty Finger (villain); Duke Dillon (villain)

Synopsis: The original Gun Master, named Kattak Po, has his invention of gunpowder and iron tube which can fire a projectile (early example of a gun) is stolen from him, and the charge is made to his descendants to track down the criminal if they can, but, most importantly, commit their lives to stopping the use of this weapon. Now, the last able-bodied descendant of Kattak Po, Dumas Poe, carries on that tradition.

Pages: 10.000

Pencils: Fred Kida ?

Inks: Fred Kida ?

Notes: Art credits by Craig Delich, based on the Whos' Who. Early parts of the story are told in flashback.

Title: The Man Who Lost His Face--

Characters: Micro-Face [Tom Wood]; Gary Clark (actor); un-named plastic surgeon (death); "Pretty Boy" Baldwin (villain); Pinky (villain, one of Baldwin's gang, death); "The Butcher" (villain, death)

Synopsis: "Pretty Boy" Baldwin doesn't allow anyone better looking that himself remain in town. However, when a rival gang leader, "The Butcher", threatens Baldwin to stay out of his district and mars his face, "Pretty Boy" declares a gang war that will mean the death of "The Butcher"......unless Micro-Face can stop them.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: John Belfi (signed)

Inks: John Belfi (signed)

Notes: Belfi's signature is signed, not printed, thus change from credited to signed.

Title: Wanted for Murder

Characters: Nightmare [Bob Whiyte] (a wrestler); Sleepy [Terry Wake] (White's teenage manager); Rooney (detective, White's pal); un-named Chief of Police; Chuck Harris (world champion wrestler); Sweeney (champion swimmer, death); Roy Nelson (champion boxer); Riles (boxer, mention only); Toro (a tiger); Skeik (a shark); Fargo (villain, death)

Synopsis: Nightmare and Sleepy investigate the disappearance of ten athletes who vanished in the span of one week and discover a man who pits the athletes in do-or-die battles so that others can bet on the event.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: Carmine Infantino

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	13
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	13

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