*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: Launched in 1950, Spy Cases brought the Cold War to the home front, taking over the numbering of The Kellys and commencing with #26, in the thrifty manner beloved of 1950s publishers. Purporting to be ‘The Real Story of America’s Secret Soldiers’, the tales straddled the gap between war and crime stories, with lashings of violence, gunplay, shady ladies of undeclared allegiance, and yes, at least one crucial pigeon! Reverting to a traditional numbering with #4, the series ran until 1953’s #19, with a diversion into pure war tales from #10 to #14. Most of the series is back in stock, lacking only issues #6 and #14; as a bonus, we have Spy Cases #29 (Canadian Edition) which reprints, for reasons lost to the mists of time, the third issue of a companion title, Spy Fighters. Depicted are #16 VG/FN £30 (with bonus incomplete #12), #17 FN £34, and 18 VG £23. All the others, of course, may be found in our catalogue.