John Gillatt - early influences

Swiped from an ebay sale a while ago is this letter from comic artist John Gillatt all about his formative comic influences

Rip Kirby - Super Detective Library

I've long wanted to catalogue the issues of Super Detective Library that contained Rip Kirby strips and a recent listing on ebay gives me a chance to do just that...

These are the issues of Super Detective Library you're looking for...

#120 - Rip Kirby and the man who stole a million dollars

#122 - Rip Kirby in duel with danger

#124 - Rip Kirby in desert fury

#126 - Rip Kirby and the runaway lady

#128 - Rip Kirby and the fatal target

#130 - Rip Kirby and the race of death

#132 - Rip Kirby on terror island

#134 - Rip Kirby and the clue of the vanishing gun

#136 - Rip Kirby's dangerous manhunt

#138 - Rip Kirby and the trail of terror

#140 - Rip Kirby and the mystery of the prisoner of Doom castle

#142 - Rip Kirby and the case of the man from nowhere

#144 - Rip Kirby's invitation to danger

#146 - Rip Kirby in design for murder

#148 - Rip Kirby and the devil's henchman

#150 - Rip Kirby and the case of the crooked mile

#152 - Rip Kirby and the playground of fear

#154 - Rip Kirby and the case of the phantom film star