Description
Before Ian Fleming ever conceived of James Bond, Agent 007, there was a United States undercover operative who introduced himself in his debut adventure with these words: “My name is Christopher—James Christopher. Otherwise known as Operator 5 of the United States Intelligence Service….” Born in the offices of Popular Publications in the latter months of 1933, Jimmy Christopher defended America from destructive threats, both foreign and domestic, for five tumultuous years. As writer Frederick C. Davis—his identity concealed behind the house name of Curtis Steele—once explained it, “The basic concept… was that Operator 5 must save the United States from total destruction in every story, every month.” Destruction is a mild world word for Operator 5’s apocalyptic adventures. Ion every issue, he faced the equivalent of Pearl Harbor and 9/11 combined. America’s naval fleet might be sunk in one issue, while New York’s skyscrapers toppled over in another. Foreign adversaries from around the globe each took their turn, attempting to attack and conquer the United States of America from without. Sinister Asian cults and domestic terrorists also took their turn undermining democracy and subverting freedom from within. Against them stood America’s top undercover ace, armed with only a 45- caliber automatic and a deadly rapier, while carrying enough poison gas in the tiny golden skull charm dangling from his vest-pocket watch chain to take out a thousand enemies with one deadly gesture… and himself as well…. This debut volume of the complete Secret Service Operator #5 showcases his next five adventures, each exciting exploit more devastating than the one before. With an illuminating introduction by pulp historian Will Murray!
Written by Frederick C. Davis (writing as Curtis Steele); introduction by Will Murray; covers by John Newton Howitt; illustrated by John Fleming Gould
Operator 5: The Complete Series, Volume 2 (Deluxe Edition) by Curtis Steele and Frederick C. Davis contains the following stories:
- “Master of Broken Men”
- “Invasion of the Dark Legions”
- “The Green Death Mists”
- “Legions of Starvation”
- “The Red Invader”
