Friday, January 17, 2025

BULLSEYE BANNON MYSTERIES - THE STRANGE CASE OF EZRA ARK

The third and final instalment of the innovative marketing stunt.




This case really makes a meal of setting up the various suspects over three of the four strips, but crucially does not give away any vital information in the title, which is a marked improvement. (Jumbo Comics 015, Fight Comics 005, Jungle Comics 005, Planet Comics 005, 1940)

In a break from tradition and a major disappointment, the actual solution is not given along with the list of winners, so while it's pretty clear that the dentist did it we are not privy to his actual motivations beyond being sick of taking shit from a rude old man. (Jumbo Comics 018, 1940)

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