Considered the first comic book with original material everproduced, 1933’s Detective Dan, Secret Operative No. 48 was alandmark. It only lasted one issue before morphing into theDan Dunn newspaper strip. At first a blatant copy of ChesterGould’s Dick Tracy, Dan Dunn quickly developed into anexciting and compelling series starring a rough and tumbleSecret Service agent who exacted violent retribution on anycriminal who dared cross his path. This book reprints the entirefirst year of daily comics.

A COMPLETE YEAR OF COMICS

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us to have an experience similar to

what newspaper buyers had many

decades ago—reading the comics

one day at a time.

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1933THE LIBRARY OFAMERICAN COMICS

ESSENTIALSVOLUME 10DAN DUNNBY Norman Marsh

THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICSESSENTIALS VOLUME 10

EDITED AND DESIGNED BY Dean Mullaney

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Bruce Canwell

ART DIRECTOR AND RESTORATION Lorraine Turner

MARKETING DIRECTOR Beau Smith

PUBLISHED BY Ted Adams

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IDW PublishingTed Adams, Chief Executive Officer/PublisherGreg Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer/PresidentRobbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic ArtistChris Ryall, Chief Creative OfficerDavid Hedgecock, Editor-in-ChiefMatthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial OfficerLaurie Windrow, Senior VP of Sales and MarketingDirk Wood, VP of Marketing • Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital ServicesJeff Webber, VP of Digital and Subsidiary RightsJerry Bennington, VP of New Product Development

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Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors1-410-560-7100

ISBN: 978-1-63140-855-7First Printing, March 2017

Collection and restoration copyright © 2017 Library of American Comics LLC

The Library of American Comics is a trademark of The Library ofAmerican Comics LLC. All rights reserved. Introduction © 2017 BruceCanwell. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none ofthe contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permissionof the publisher. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmittedin any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording,or by any information and retrieval system, without permission in writingfrom the publisher. Printed in Korea.

Publisher’s note: These comic strips were created in an earlier time and include racial stereotypes; we reproduce them with the understanding that they reflect a bygone era.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1933 13LOAC ESSENTIALS

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1933 LOAC ESSENTIALS14

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1933 15LOAC ESSENTIALS

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1933 LOAC ESSENTIALS16

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1933 17LOAC ESSENTIALS

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