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HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE: The Case of the Poisoned Puppet by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Nov 15, 2009Most issues of Hollywood Detective had a Dan Turner comic story along with the prose adventures. Why they made him look like a grown up Jimmy Olsen I'll never know. This one is from May 1943, the same issue as 'Shakedown Sham'.    ...

Shakedown Sham - A Complete Dan Turner Story by Robert Leslie Bellem by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Nov 1, 2009I've done some yapping about the pleasures to be derived from Dan Turner stories, and I've posted a couple of swell Hollywood Detective covers. But words and pictures can't prepare you for Robert Leslie Bellem's writing. You have to experience it for...

Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Dec. 1942 by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 15, 2009Here's another fine cover, despite the previous owner getting a little happy with cellophane tape.Below: Dan demonstrates his technique for interrogating recalcitrant dames.Previous Dan Turner posts are here and here.

Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective No. 6 by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 30, 2009Because they're so easy to look at, here's another great Hollywood Detective cover. This issue, from 1943, contains 8 Dan Turner stories, plus teasers (just the first few pages) of stories from Speed Mystery and Speed Detective. It also includes one...

Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 18, 2009If you've never met Dan Turner, you must do so immediately. For outrageous slang and headlong enthusiasm, there's no one like him. Click here for a story you can read online. Robert Leslie Bellem's Dan Turner stories appeared in every issue of the l...