Kid Detectives!

Various editions of UNDERWATER ADVENTURE, from Willard Price’s “Adventure” series of books. First published in 1954. 

Hardy Boys and Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators spines. 

ACE OF SHADOWS, the 4th Christopher Cool: TEEN Agent book (of 6). By “Jack Lancer” (Jim Lawrence). 1967. 

The “Orange Gretta” Hardy Boys endpapers. Illustrated by J. Clemens Gretta. Introduced in the series in 1932, and used until being replaced by brown endpapers in 1958.

THE CLUE OF THE PHANTOM CAR, the 8th Ken Holt mystery. By Bruce Campbell. 1953,

Very little information available about “Mel Lyle” or the genesis of this series. 

Various editions of THE SECRET OF TERROR CASTLE, the first Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators book. By Robert Arthur. (originally published in 1964)

THE CASE OF THE PAINTED DRAGON. The sixth (and final original) Brains Benton book, by George Wyatt. Cover by Hamilton Greene. 1961.

Frontispiece from the 14th Nancy Drew book, THE WHISPERING STATUE, by Mildred Wirt Benson (credited to Carolyn Keene). 1937. Art by Russell Tandy.

THE CASE OF THE SECRET SCRIBBLER by E.W. Hildick. Cover by Lisl Weil. The 8th Jack McGurk book. 1978. 

Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in THE MYSTERY OF THE SCREAMING CLOCK. The 9th Three Investigators book, by Robert Arthur. 1968. Harry Kane cover art. 

ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN FINDS THE CLUES. The third Encyclopedia Brown book. 1966. By Donald J. Sobol. Leonard Shortall cover art. 

Original Harry Kane art for the Three Investigators’ book THE MYSTERY OF THE COUGHING DRAGON. (Nick West) 1970.

The Hardy Boys: SECRET WARNINGS (book four). First printing. 1938.