Duke: La muerte llamó tres veces

Museum Catalog Note This issue contains "La muerte llamó tres veces" (Death Called Three Times), the sixth adventure in the Duke Straley series by J. Figueroa Campos (pseudonym of José Mallorquí), published in 1944. Duke Straley is a wealthy New York millionaire who solves crimes aided by a supporting cast including Elizabeth Straley, Bob Dennison, Susana Cortiz, and Max Mehl. The series blends detective fiction with adventure narratives, drawing stylistic elements from Jim Wallace, Nick Carter, and Doc Savage. Duke employs a high-powered automobile equipped with technological gadgets and pursues criminals, oriental cults, and mad scientists across American settings. The narrative opens with Herman Blamey, a San Francisco financier and firearms collector, displaying Jesse James's revolver to his ward Christina Eberling and nephew Hendrik. The story transitions into a complex financial scheme involving the Pitter Mining Company's stock manipulation.