A COMPLETE YEAR OF COMICS reproduced one per page, allowing us to have an experience similar to what newspaper buyers had many decades ago—reading the comics one day at a time.
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Considered the first comic book with original material ever produced, 1933’s Detective Dan, Secret Operative No. 48 was a landmark. It only lasted one issue before morphing into the Dan Dunn newspaper strip. At first a blatant copy of Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Dan Dunn quickly developed into an exciting and compelling series starring a rough and tumble Secret Service agent who exacted violent retribution on any criminal who dared cross his path. This book reprints the entire first year of daily comics.
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THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICS ESSENTIALS VOLUME 10
T H E L I B R A RY O F AMERICAN COMICS
EDITED AND DESIGNED BY Dean Mullaney
ESSENTIALS
ART DIRECTOR AND RESTORATION Lorraine Turner
VOLUME 10
DAN DUNN BY
Norman Marsh
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Bruce Canwell MARKETING DIRECTOR PUBLISHED BY
Beau Smith
Ted Adams
Published by IDW Publishing a Division of Idea and Design Works, LLC 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106 www.idwpublishing.com Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors 1-410-560-7100 ISBN: 978-1-63140-855-7 First Printing, March 2017
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The Library of American Comics is a trademark of The Library of American Comics LLC. All rights reserved. Introduction © 2017 Bruce Canwell. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of the publisher. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in Korea.
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Publisher’s note: These comic strips were created in an earlier time and include racial stereotypes; we reproduce them with the understanding that they reflect a bygone era.
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DAN DUNN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1933
Secret Operative 48
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By NORMAN MARSH
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DAN DUNN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1933
Secret Operative 48
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By NORMAN MARSH
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DAN DUNN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1933
Secret Operative 48
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By NORMAN MARSH
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DAN DUNN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1933
Secret Operative 48
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By NORMAN MARSH
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DAN DUNN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1933
Secret Operative 48
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By NORMAN MARSH