Ace Hole Midget Detective

From 1974, Apex Novelties published a single, peculiar issue of Ace Hole Midget Detective, a one-shot comic written and drawn by Art Spiegelman. This early work from the future Maus creator presents a hardboiled parody, blending noir tropes with a cartoonish, underground-comix sensibility. It stands as a fascinating glimpse into Spiegelman's developing style and his willingness to subvert genre conventions long before his most famous achievements.