The return of Peter Quill :

Twelve photographs are used in this photo-comic to act out a story featured in the Chicago Tribune, entitled "The Return of Peter Quill." A radio version of the story aired on WGN radio on Friday, June 23, 1939. This story involves the murder of a scientist working a truth gas which was to be used against the “Red Circle” spy ring. Investigative work by the forensic scientist Peter Quill, his associate Gail Carson, and detectives solve the murder and secure the truth gas. The cast includes Alice Hill, Joan Winters, Ken Griffin, Leslie Spears, and Herb Butterfield.

Publication date: 1939-06-25

Size: 50 x 37 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Carson, Gail (Fictitious character)
• Gas warfare--1930-1940
• Hill, Alice B.
• Homicides--1930-1940
• Men--Clothing & dress--1930-1940
• Quill, Peter (Fictitious character)
• Scientists--1930-1940
• Spies--1930-1940
• Women--Clothing & dress--1930-1940
• Detectives--1930-1940
• Adventure comics--1930-1940
• Truth--1930-1940
• Winters, Joan
• Griffon, Ken
• Spears, Leslie
• Butterfield, Herb

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (June 25, 1939), p. 4

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)