{"product_id":"2026200013152-secondhand-secret-agent-x-9","title":"Secret Agent X-9","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the glittering, dangerous world of the comics' Golden Age comes Secret Agent X-9, a masterwork of pulp intrigue in which a razor-sharp government operative navigates a shadowy underworld of criminals, femmes fatales, and international conspirators — all rendered in the breathtaking, cinematic illustration style that made Alex Raymond a legend. Originally serialized in newspapers beginning in 1934, this gripping strip chronicles the exploits of a nameless, suave secret agent whose missions blur the line between law and lawlessness, drawn with Raymond's trademark elegance and scripted with the hard-boiled authenticity only Dashiell Hammett — creator of Sam Spade and the Continental Op — could deliver.\n\nThe collaboration between Raymond and Hammett represents one of the most remarkable creative pairings in American comics history: a visual virtuoso whose draftsmanship would later define Flash Gordon united with the godfather of noir fiction, whose terse, unsparing prose crackles with tension on every panel. Hammett's dialogue carries the weight of a loaded revolver — spare, rhythmic, and lethally precise — while Raymond's artwork presents a world of Art Deco glamour shot through with menace. This Nostalgia Press reprint is an essential artifact for anyone who wishes to understand the roots of the spy genre and the raw, electric power of sequential art at its finest. Who, exactly, is Agent X-9 — and can a man with no name truly have no past?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210231292123,"sku":"2026200013152-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0fa85271-e4bb-4bdf-85fc-8609380e4fe6.png?v=1788267639","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013152-secondhand-secret-agent-x-9","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}