The Continental Op comics you’ll understand why the most

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Also note  the painting on the left side of the cover is a Pyle painting that some historians cite as a reference for a later Frazetta painting

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The Continental Op comics you’ll understand why the mostWriter: Dashiell Hammett Artist: John K. Snyder III Noir at its finest, lavishly illustrated by John K. Snyder III. This is a collection of the first five stories in Hammetts series of shorts, including Arson Plus, Crooked Souls, Slippery Fingers, It, and Bodies Piled Up. The Op investigates arson, kidnapping, murder, and theft, defining the hard boiled detective character Hammett would later pattern for his best known character, Sam Spade. Presented