THE COMIC BOOK KILLER Slipcase

Thirty-five rare comic books, valued at a quarter of a million dollars (including the first appearance of Superman, Batman, and Marvel Mystery Comics No. 1), have been stolen. Insurance claims adjuster Hobart Lindsey at first can only laugh, but that is before he finds that he must follow a dangerous path from the backstabbing and dangerous world of big-time comic book collectors to the kinky streets of Berkeley, to the holographic wonders of a computer millionaire. "He was a white, suburban bachelor. A total square. Lived with his mother. Worked for an insurance company. She was a black, tough, streetwise cop. Then somebody stole a quarter of a million dollars worth of rare comic books, and then people started getting murdered. Lindsey and Plum were like oil and water, but they had to work together, like it or not!" Joe Gores, author of Hammett and other novels, said: "Richard Lupoff writes with intelligence, humor, wisdom, and a zest for life. He had a lot of fun writing this book, and it shows; because of it, we have a lot of fun reading it." The Comic Book Killer is the first volume in Richard A. Lupoff's hugely popular Lindsey-and-Plum series. Included in the slipcase is a copy of the faux comic Gangsters At War, June No. 27. Comic illustrations by Alex Schomburg, Trina Robbins, and Steve Leialoha. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New.