The Penny Parker Dust Jackets |
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The Penny Parker jackets are distinctively different from other series books. Each jacket has a plain line drawing with a few splashes of color and appears similar to a comic from the comics page of a newspaper. This design is rather appropriate for newspaper reporter Penny Parker. The dust jackets are printed in a number of different colors, and it is unknown exactly how many different color combinations exist. In addition to what is seen here, I know of the existence of Signal in the Dark in a green dust jacket with red on Penny's skirt. Unfortunately, few of the Penny Parker jackets have survived, and most of the surviving copies are in fair condition with much chipping and soiling. Most of the scans on this page have been heavily edited in order to make the dust jackets appear close to as they were when they were printed. Most of the colors seen below are representative of the colors in the actual dust jackets. The ones which seem to be off are all of the scans for Ghost Beyond the Gate and the scan for the yellow dust jacket of Voice from the Cave. It appears that the colors of quite a few of the dust jackets changed with the publication of volume 17. The dust jackets that changed at that time are significantly more difficult to acquire than the earlier color variations since the series ended with the publication of volume 17. For instance, the purple dust jackets for The Vanishing Houseboat and The Secret Pact are extremely scarce, possibly rare, and seldom come up for sale in any condition. The dust jackets for volumes 1 through 4 were changed to the wraparound format during the 1950s, and they are shown at the bottom of this page. |
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1930s and 1940s Dust Jackets | ||||
1. Tale of the Witch Doll lists 2 titles |
1. Tale of the Witch Doll lists 12 titles |
1. Tale of the Witch Doll lists 17 titles |
2. The Vanishing Houseboat lists 4 titles |
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2. The Vanishing Houseboat lists 10, 12 titles |
2. The Vanishing Houseboat lists 17 titles |
3. Danger at the Drawbridge lists 10, 12, 14 titles |
3. Danger at the Drawbridge lists 15 titles |
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3. Danger at the Drawbridge lists 17 titles |
4. Behind the Green Door lists 4, 10, 12, 14 titles |
4. Behind the Green Door lists 15, 17 titles |
5. Clue of the Silken Ladder lists 6, 12 titles |
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5. Clue of the Silken Ladder lists 14 titles |
5. Clue of the Silken Ladder lists 15 titles |
5. Clue of the Silken Ladder lists 17 titles |
6. The Secret Pact lists 6, 10, 12 titles |
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6. The Secret Pact lists 15 titles |
6. The Secret Pact lists 17 titles |
7. The Clock Strikes Thirteen lists 10, 12 titles |
7. The Clock Strikes Thirteen lists 14 titles |
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7. The Clock Strikes Thirteen lists 15 titles |
7. The Clock Strikes Thirteen lists 15 titles |
7. The Clock Strikes Thirteen lists 17 titles |
8. The Wishing Well lists 8, 10, 15 titles |
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8. The Wishing Well lists 17 titles |
9. Saboteurs on the River lists 10, 14 titles |
9. Saboteurs on the River lists 15 titles |
10. Ghost Beyond the Gate lists 10 titles |
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10. Ghost Beyond the Gate lists 14, 15 titles |
10. Ghost Beyond the Gate lists 17 titles |
11. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike lists 12 titles |
12. Voice from the Cave lists 12 titles |
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12. Voice from the Cave lists 14, 15 titles |
12. Voice from the Cave lists 17 titles |
13. Guilt of the Brass Thieves lists 14 titles |
13. Guilt of the Brass Thieves lists 15 titles |
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13. Guilt of the Brass Thieves lists 17 titles |
14. Signal in the Dark lists 15 titles |
14. Signal in the Dark lists 17 titles |
15. Whispering Walls lists 15 titles |
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15. Whispering Walls lists 17 titles |
16. Swamp Island lists 17 titles |
17. The Cry at Midnight lists 17 titles |
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1950s Dust Jackets The first four titles in the series were reissued with new cover art. |
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