detective and mystery comics

Move over Nancy, Harriet, & Veronica. There's a new sleuth on the block! Sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place. Her mom, who divorced her dad years ago, works as a live mermaid at a club downtown. Goldie has an insatiable curiosity, which explains her dream to one day become the hotel's in-house detective. When Charles, the current detective, encounters a case he can't crack, he agrees to mentor Goldie in exchange for her help solving the mystery.

"Thanks to a serendipitous conflagration of events, Goldie, Diane, and Cheryl find themselves jetsetting to sunny Los Angeles! While Cheryl pursues space dreams at JPL and Diane continues her work as a remote scout for a music label, Goldie finds her days lost in the haze of old Hollywood, becoming friendly with a silent film start long past her prime. But when she's framed for stealing, Goldie must dive back into her secret history in Tinsel Town to get to the bottom of it"--Back cover.

"The InvestiGators chase after a new criminal but they're about to face an even bigger villain! Can Mango and Brash put a stop to this looming threat?"--Provided by publisher.

"Timid Fennlock Fox and eager newcomer Penny the Pig team up to follow clues and track animals that have disappeared from Wild Zoo Yonder, becoming the first Zoo Patrol Squad. Includes facts about fennec foxes, naked mole rats, swine, and otters"--OCLC.

"Fennlock Fox and Penny the Pig must stop a giant monster from trampling the 35th Annual Fast and Furry Tourney in Wild Zoo Yonder, but split up to track the monster and keep contestants safe"--OCLC.

"Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, a smart, gifted, and stranded alien explorer hiding in plain sight, has been posing as a doctor and solving crimes in the small town of Patience, Washington. After Harry accidentally exposes himself to investigators who are on his trail, a mysterious arsonist and a stubborn federal agent arrive in town to heat things up! With a little help from the local shaman, Harry and nurse Asta finally realize the danger they're both in, and some other allies could help them avoid detection as another murder mystery rocks their town"--.

Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle is actually a stranded alien explorer hiding out in a sleepy town in the Pacific Northwest. His short time as a doctor in Patience, Washington, has kept him busy solving mysteries though! With a few successes under his belt, Harry tackles another one after the contents of an old briefcase hint that a murderer could be hiding in town in plain sight--using an alias. Sound familiar?.

"Living undercover as a semi-retired, small-town doctor, a stranded alien's only hope is to stay off humanity's radar until he can be rescued. When he's pulled into a surprising murder mystery by the town's desperate mayor and struggling police chief, 'Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle' learns more about the human condition than he ever wanted to"--Provided by publisher.

"When ten-year-olds Shirley and Jamila meet, Jamila is simply hoping for a friend in her new neighborhood but Shirley is a detective and together they seek a missing gecko"--Provided by publisher.

"A peaceful day on the farm turns to panic when Hen discovers her egg has been stolen! The only one who can crack the case? Billiam Van Hoof, the world's number one goat detective (at least, that's what he calls himself). As Van Hoof questions the animals and collects clues--a piece of eggshell, a yellow feather, and some tiny footprints--the answer to the mystery becomes obvious to everyone except the bumbling inspector. Readers will . . . piece together the clues long before the hapless goat detective and will laugh along with his ridiculous conclusions"--Provided by publisher.