Arc 4: The Bookman Vanishes
Written by
John M. Burns (artist), Les Lilley (writer)
Strips: 0221 - 0292
Dates: 01/13/1967 - 04/06/1967
The aged and largely senile Sir Philip Dumbreck once ran a modest book publishing company dealing in large salacious thrillers with wonderfully lurid covers. New management has changed it into a successful textbook publisher but the old man, still the titular head of the company, is a bit of an old rake, much to their dismay. When he disappears, they hire the Seekers to locate him. The reason for the concern, though, is the new management is worried publicity might reveal they are really a foreign spy ring using the business as a cover.