Date with Danger #5 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: Standard Comics
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Publication Date: December 1952
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Cover Artist: Sid Greene (tentative pencils), John Celardo (tentative inks)
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Interior Artists: Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Ralph Mayo, Sid Greene, John Celardo, and others
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Genre: Spy / Crime / Adventure
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Original Cover Price: Not specified in supplied details
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Pages: Not specified in supplied details
🔥 Key Significance
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A 1952 Standard Comics spy anthology featuring five listed stories, including four comic stories and one two-page text feature.
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The issue includes early credited work by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, who collaborated on the eight-page opening story, “Spies Walk Alone.”
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The cover artwork is tentatively attributed to Sid Greene on pencils and John Celardo on inks.
📖 Story Highlights
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“Spies Walk Alone” – 8 pages. Script unknown. Pencils by Ross Andru; inks by Mike Esposito. Lettering tentatively attributed to Ross Andru.
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“The Betrayal” – 7 pages. Script unknown. Pencils by Ralph Mayo; inks tentatively attributed to Ralph Mayo. Lettering by John Duffy.
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“Spy Landing” – 2-page text story. Written by Jim Hendryx Jr., credited under the name Harrison Hendryx. Includes a small header illustration.
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“The Traitor’s Trail” – 6 pages. Script and artwork credits unknown. Lettering by Ed Hamilton.
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“Captain Coward” – 6 pages. Script unknown. Pencils by Sid Greene; inks by John Celardo.
📌 Additional Details
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The five listed features account for 29 pages, including the text story.
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Several creator credits remain unidentified or tentative, so the attributions should be treated with appropriate caution.
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The issue's contents are centered on espionage and spy-themed adventure, consistent with its title and genre classification.
Date with Danger #5 offers a snapshot of Standard Comics’ early-1950s spy anthology format, with a notable Ross Andru and Mike Esposito collaboration.
