Joe Gill and Dick Giordano · PD
This anthology collects the hard-boiled exploits of Sarge Steel, a private eye with a mechanical hand. It features a globe-trotting battle against a Russian saboteur, the history of the O.S.S., and a harrowing Marine retreat.
28 pages · 123 panels · every panel read aloud, every balloon voiced, with sound effects and soundscapes.
Every balloon from the first pages, as it is read aloud:
Sarge steel private detective
This is sarge steel, private detective… A cool knowing man who savors danger… Who will not make one concession to fear… And whose fees may be as little as a smile from a pretty girl!
File 101 case of the "pearls of death"
This is lin ying, who brought her fears to sarge steel…
Beware of this man! He is ivan chung!
Half chinese tong and half russian saboteur! He has a world-wide machine with which he has sworn to crush sarge steel, private detective!
That morning i arrived at the office early - it was too late for me to go home to sleep - 5:45 a.m.!
Oh, what a beautiful morning, oh, what a beautiful day…
My secretary, a real doll who i'd hired before i even found out she could type, ruined a gorgeous dream - but bessie was a dream in her own right!
Mr. Steel? Mr. Steel, there's a client outside who…
Mmmmm… What a ghastly shade of lipstick… And she has horrible taste in perfume! The lucky, lucky girl…
I like yours infinitely better, bessie… And your lipstick is much more enticing… Bessie… ?
Mr. Steel, don't you dare!
One day, i might not awaken in time… And you'll take advantage of me! Now, what sort of client do we have? A very rich one, i hope!
Somehow, i don't think you'll even care…
I am lin ying, mr. Steel! I need your help!
You shall have it, miss ying! But, first, let me clean up… I was out late on a case…
What a case! If you two will excuse me, i'll dun some clients…
10 minutes later…
Mr. Steel? It is you?
I've got changes of clothing, a shower, and so on in there, miss ying! Now, what is your trouble? Begin at the beginning and continue while you accompany me to a restaurant!
What is the nature of your trouble, miss ying? Not a jealous husband of finance, i fervently hope!
No… It is my father! He has been missing since yesterday afternoon!
He was carrying 57 matched pearls, mr. Steel, when he left our hotel suite to go to ivan chung's office!
Ivan chung? Oh, no…
Excuse me a moment, my dear…
Right behind us, a china-town muscle-man was being too chummy! I rammed my heel down hard on his instep at the same time i rammed my elbow back hard to his stomach!
Oooof!
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