detective and mystery comics

"Crimson Volania Mulch is still in pieces. And now she's on a date with Simon, the bioluminescent swamp boy. And just as she's about to have her first kiss: wham! They're interrupted by flying creatures and Crimson has to end the date and go off with Quinton, the mopey, mysterious vampire boy"--Back cover.

"Enid Jupiter and Lyra Gotham are on the case! These sister sleuths are on the hunt for clues as to why their sleepy seaside town has become overrun by giant monsters"--Provided by publisher.

"The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city...But with their ears to the ground, Mango and Brash hear mysterious rumblings about Boulder Buddies...are they just the latest fad or part of a mob-run scheme? And could a rocky relationship from the InvestiGators' past be trembling beneath the surface?"--Provided by publisher.

"Banana Fox's late fees have landed him in library jail! And when a familiar foe is found around town and a giant book-eating robot is unleashed, it looks like Flashlight and William need to step in to save the day. The junior detectives put their heads together, but when their investigation runs cold, an unlikely hero emerges...But without Banana Fox's help, can the trio put Sour Grapes Jr. behind bars for good?"--.

"Lola is a girl like any other, except for one tiny detail: her father, Robert Darkhair, is James Blond, a top-secret agent so secretive that not even he knows what he does, or at least that is what Blond want us to believe. When the villains of Friendly Fall's kidnap Lola's parents, she becomes Super-Lola. Accompanied by her toy dinosaur Super-James (in undies) who can grow the size of an actual dinosaur (thus stretching the undies), their cat Hot Dog, a pencil, an eraser, and an inflatable duckie pool toy, Lola is off to the rescue"--Back cover.

Archie the fox stumbles upon a cheesy treat in the forest and tries to keep it a secret, until his cousin Reddie comes along, ready to solve a mystery.

Dee returns to her small hometown in New Jersey to see if she can help her father and the local police find her missing twin sister Beth, who was a leader in fighting the threat of a pipeline gutting the pinelands, but only finds more mysterious questions while disocovering signs of the supernatural in the surrounding woods.

"After an insane stunt undertaken to impress a young fan results in the accidental demolition of a landmark called the Monarch of Metropolis, Jimmy finds himself targeted for assassination and quickly thereafter assumed dead. Reinventing himself as 'Timmy Olsen, Irresponsible Blogger,' Jimmy moves to Gotham City and launches an investigation into who wants him dead, and why. Following a clash with his cold, business-minded brother Julian, Jimmy reunites with his sister Janie, a playwright and poet, and draws her into an increasingly complex caper involving a prank war with Batman, the mystery at the heart of an intergenerational family feud between the Olsens and Lex Luthor's ancestors, a remorseful villain called the Porcadillo, and an interdimensional jewel thief, Jixelle, fleeing a vicious alien invader hoping to marry and murder her"--Library Journal.

"Agent Moose, the best (worst) secret agent at Woodland HQ, and his slightly-more-intelligent sidekick, Owlfred, are on the case again! There's big news in the Big Forest! The circus is in town, Granny Moose is coming to visit, and a mysterious robber is on the loose. When Agent Moose learns that someone is putting the squeeze on innocent animals, he and Owlfred rush to investigate, with Granny along for the ride! Can they solve this mystery before any more animals face the big squeeze?"--.

Rider Woofson and the other puppy detectives at school set out to nab a cafeteria bandit.