77 SUNSET STRIP: "Kookie's Close Call" by Alex Toth (1960)
77 Sunset Strip was the best TV detective show ever, and, as an extra added attraction, this tale was illustrated by Alex Toth. It's from Four Color #1106, from Jun-Aug 1960, and scanned for comicbookplus by Dell4c. It's the ginchiest, dad.
There were at least six issues of this in the Four Color line. I've been watching the complete series on MeTV. All but a few episodes from the sixth and final season (when Jack Webb and William Conrad took over) are GREAT.
Not sure where the Toth attribution comes from (it's certainly not very good Toth), but other comic book sites seem to agree. The other story in this issue (coming soon) is credited to him, too.
Thanks for posting this! I notice that in this comic, Jeff gets upgraded to a T-Bird. I also notice that, if you look at the first three letters of the "Madville" sign behind Kookie in the first panel, it replicates the original logo for Mad Magazine.
I liked that MAD logo, too, Otis. Can't be a coincidence. I liked the Maverick stuff, too. One TV episode visited the set of Maverick (during a Roger Moore episode) and Jeff's favorite show was Bronco.
Yeah, Evan, Jeff loved Bronco. But he watched Cheyenne too! The episode where they visited the set of Maverick was "Tiger by The Tail." I forget the episode of Maverick that was filming at the time, but Merry Anders was in it.
Coolsville, man. I didn't remember there were any comics. I did watch the show and liked it, though Kookie wasn't my fav at the time.
ReplyDeleteI be lovin' all of these comic reprints you've been providing. Many thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteThere were at least six issues of this in the Four Color line. I've been watching the complete series on MeTV. All but a few episodes from the sixth and final season (when Jack Webb and William Conrad took over) are GREAT.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Toth did a rush job on this one. Maybe I should run my copy of Burke's Law on my dormant blog.
ReplyDeleteThis looks more like it's the work of Mike Sekowsky, the original artist of DC's Justice League of America comics.
ReplyDeleteNot sure where the Toth attribution comes from (it's certainly not very good Toth), but other comic book sites seem to agree. The other story in this issue (coming soon) is credited to him, too.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this! I notice that in this comic, Jeff gets upgraded to a T-Bird. I also notice that, if you look at the first three letters of the "Madville" sign behind Kookie in the first panel, it replicates the original logo for Mad Magazine.
ReplyDeleteI liked that MAD logo, too, Otis. Can't be a coincidence. I liked the Maverick stuff, too. One TV episode visited the set of Maverick (during a Roger Moore episode) and Jeff's favorite show was Bronco.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Evan, Jeff loved Bronco. But he watched Cheyenne too! The episode where they visited the set of Maverick was "Tiger by The Tail." I forget the episode of Maverick that was filming at the time, but Merry Anders was in it.
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