Manhunt #8 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: Magazine Enterprises
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Publication Date: May 1948
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Editor: Raymond C. Krank
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Cover Artist: Fred Guardineer
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Interior Artists: Fred Guardineer, Ogden Whitney, L. B. Cole, and Paul Parker
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Writer: Gardner F. Fox
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Genre: Western / Crime / Adventure
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Pages: 36
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Original Cover Price: $0.10
🔥 Key Significance
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Features an impressive Golden Age lineup, including Fred Guardineer, Ogden Whitney, L. B. Cole, and Paul Parker.
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The seven-page opening Western adventure, “The Desert Devil,” features both pencils and inks by Fred Guardineer, who also illustrates the cover.
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Includes an Undercover Girl adventure involving radio-controlled atomic-bomb rockets capable of simultaneously threatening four major American cities.
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The Undercover Girl story, “The House That Hate Built,” was subsequently reprinted in Undercover Girl #5 (1952) and Men of Mystery Comics #82 (2010).
📖 Story Highlights
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“Hand of the Dead” – 2-page crime text story written by Gardner F. Fox, with typeset lettering.
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“The Desert Devil” – 7 pages. Trail Colt rescues Chuck Bolton in the desert and helps him stop El Diablo and his gang. Pencils and inks by Fred Guardineer.
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“The House That Hate Built” – 6 pages. Undercover Girl, Starr Flagg, investigates the disappearance of her friend Jim. Her investigation uncovers a criminal organization operating from a mysterious house, along with radio-controlled atomic-bomb rockets capable of destroying New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Detroit simultaneously. Pencils and inks by Ogden Whitney.
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“The Fishing Boat That Failed” – 6 pages. Red Fox investigates the murder of Greg Marken and the theft of salmon from Barbara Frisco's fishing boats. Pencils and inks by L. B. Cole.
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“The Case of the Perfect Crime” – 6 pages. Inspector Kirk must solve a murder aboard a train. Pencils and inks by Paul Parker.
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“The Prison Break” – 7 pages. Fallon of the F.B.I. becomes involved when Grace breaks Bucker Haddon out of prison so the gang can recover its stolen loot, divide the proceeds, and leave town. Pencils and inks by Ogden Whitney.
📌 Additional Details
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Cover: Fred Guardineer handled both pencils and inks on the Trail Colt Western cover.
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Reprint History: “The House That Hate Built” appeared in:
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Undercover Girl #5 (1952).
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Men of Mystery Comics #82 (2010), reprinted in black and white.
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The issue features six listed stories, including one text story and five illustrated comic stories.
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The listed contents account for 34 pages of the 36-page issue.
A terrific Golden Age anthology combining Western adventure, crime mysteries, and atomic-age espionage, with standout artwork by Fred Guardineer, Ogden Whitney, and L. B. Cole.
