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Public Defender in Action #12 (1957) · The Collector

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Charlton
Public Defender in Action (1956)
#12

Charlton#12

Public Defender in Action

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Public Defender in Action #12

Publisher: Charlton
Cover date: October 1957
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Stories

5 titled

1Black Book of Tears
2Plea of Guilt
3

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Grand Comics Database issue 172283

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Crime Facts

4Vanished Clue

5The Pointing Clue

Credits

Writer: Joe Gill
Penciller: Bill Molno
Inkers: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia, Dick Giordano
Letterer: Jon D'Agostino
Covers: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia

Editorial and production

Executive editor: Pat Masulli

Characters

Richard Manning

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