Space Detective #1 - Wally Wood art & cover + 1st appearance

Wally Wood

Space Detective v1 #1, 1951 - Wearing no masks or disguises, a wealthy philanthropist and his secretary secretly fight crime as the Avenger and Teena. Confusingly, no one addresses him as Space Detective in any of the stories, despite this being his first appearance. Wally Wood's cover is merely adequate, giving way to his superb intro on the inside front cover. Subsequent stories are impressively drawn as the artist joins forces with Joe Orlando. Together, they create futuristic settings in often intricate detail. Spacecraft interiors, planetary landscapes, atomic explosions and more are boldly dramatic. Wood would quickly establish himself as a master of the science fiction genre. All three stories in this first issue were later reprinted in Strange Planets #10. This issue also includes art by Warren Kremer. This is 1 of 2 Space Detective issues by Wood. /// key 1st appearance, 1st cover Space Detective, 1st issue 
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Wood cover inks (Joe Orlando pencils) = ***
Wood intro inks (Joe Orlando pencils) 1 page (black and white) = ***
"Bandits of the Starways" Wood story inks (Joe Orlando pencils) 8 pages = ***
"The Opium Smugglers of Venus" Wood story inks (Joe Orlando pencils) 7 pages = ***
"Trail to the Asteroid Hideout" Wood story inks (Joe Orlando pencils) 7 pages = ***

Wally Wood

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