Published by
Gold Key Comics, American, 1962 - 1984
Subject of
Cosby, Bill, American, born 1937
Robert Culp, American, 1930 - 2010
Date
1966
Medium
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions
H x W: 10 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (26 × 18.4 cm)
H x W (open): 10 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (26 × 36.8 cm)
Description
I Spy No. 1 printed by Gold Key Comics. The front cover has a color image of Alexander Scott (Bill Cosby) and Kelly Robinson (Robert Culp), the main characters in the television show I Spy. Both men are in gray suits with ties and holding hand guns in their right hands. They are standing in profile with their left sides facing the viewer. They are looking up and to the left and have their guns raised. The top left corner has the logo for Gold Key Comics and “10182-608” in white text. Written at the top in orange and red block text is “I Spy.” A green box with black text in the bottom right corner reads “Scotty and Kelly slug / it out with enemy / agents to recapture an / American defector!” Underneath this in white text is“(c) 1966, THREE F PRODUCTIONS.” The inside front and back cover have black-and-white depictions from the television show with accompanying text. The comic books has sixteen colored pages and the main story is titled The Stolen Secret.
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
comic books
Topic
Amusements
Race relations
Television
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.53.9.1
Restrictions & Rights
© 1966, Three F Productions
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5822a577e-92f5-48db-bb29-e1a8bb174e3d

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