Val and Dan: Steampunk Detectives

Val and Dan: Steampunk Detectives is an American action mystery comic book series released by Yellowstone Comics since May 14th, 2000.
== Synopsis ==
In a Victorian world fueled by steam and clockwork technology, two mismatched detectives, a brilliant inventor and a street-smart urchin, team up to solve strange mysteries while uncovering a mysterious conspiracy.
== Characters ==
=== Main ===
* Valeria "Val" Fontaine - a slightly snotty and sophisticated inventor who decides to become a detective, using her steampunk tech to solve mysteries as she works with Dan, realizing she needs to work with him due to her not being street smart.
* Daniel "Dan" Stills - an aggressive and fight loving street urchin turned detective who knows the streets of Edenwood like the back of his hand, forming an alliance with Val and working with her in solving cases.
=== Supporting ===
* Dr. Warwick Jefferson - a wise butler who works under Val as he helps her with building inventions as he ends up helping her and Dan with solving mysteries, being a retired archaeologist.
*Lieutenant Maxwell Rogers - a high-ranking yet somewhat incompetent police officer who sucks at his job as he often needs Val and Dan's help with solving mysteries.
*Peter Kingsley - an egotistical investigative journalist who is Val and Dan's eternal rival as he often tries to outsmart them, although he often fails, due to being rather incompetent.
=== Antagonists ===
* Giovanni Kaiber - an eccentric cyborg mob boss who wants full control of Edenwood as he often schemes crimes to become powerful, being foiled by Val and Dan.
** Private Rachel Meadows - a young rookie police officer who works closely with Lieutenant Meadows as she turns out to be corrupt, working closely with Giovanni as an informant.
* Carrie McKay - a rich aristocrat known for her obsession with beauty as she secretly is involved in buying slaves despite it being illegal as she often gets off the hook due to her being tied to a mysterious conspiracy.
* Drake Barkis - a dog catcher who is a steam tech thief using his "nets" to capture dogs for himself as he wants to illegally sell dogs to the highest bidder.
== Issues ==
#The First Case - Val and Dan begin their career as detectives by solving the mystery of sudden disappearances in one of Edenwood's many factories as they have to work together to solve this case, soon deciding they are better as partners.
#Dog Days - Val and Dan investigate disappearances of dogs in Edenwood as they begin butting heads while trying to uncover who is making the dogs disappear, soon learning ties to a dog catcher.
#The Murder of Cupid - Val and Dan learn that a friendly man who dressed as Cupid for each Valentine's Day has suddenly died as they have to figure out who killed him and what they want.
== Trivia ==
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