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we're in the midst of our annual "spring speed-up," necessitated by our engraving shop taking a three week vacation en masse in July! Meanwhile, your letters and comments have continued to pour in re SHOCK No. 2! Within th last few months, we've received several letters complaining that we publish too many complimentary letters! As Greg Arlan of Atlanta, Georgia puts it: "O.K., fellows! 1 agree that E.C. magazines are the best ... but let's stop spouting off in those letter pages about how good they are! Stop printing letters that compliment you!" .
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CRIME
SUSPENSTORIES
Editors,
Congrats!
SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES
is
the greatest thing since the alphabet!
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Marie Raab— Cleveland, Ohio
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me
FRONTLINE
congratulate you guys for putting out ihe best 10c book I've ever seen!
R oger Roberson—Era, Texas
COMBAT
that the public have always felt, somehow, that E.C. mags are "personally mine" is accorded a share of them, somehow! My interest in them exceeds that of any other magazines of their type. SHOCK is a welcome addition! Ruby MacDonell— Raleigh, N, C.
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HAUNT
OF FEAR
Well, we agree and as a consequence, we've tried very hard to do just that in the rest of our line! (See Mrs. Arline Grandon Phelan's letter in Weird Fantasy No. 13 or Vault of being our new baby, and we being like all proud papas, Horror No. 25! ) However, we'd like to "spout off" just one more time! (See next issue for fightin' letters! ) So if'n ya don't like slush, skip the rest of this column (except for subscription info!) and shift your eyes right to SPLIT SECOND, Jack Kamen’s lead-off Crime SuspenStory. Following that, you will read Wally Wood's Shock SuspenStory, CONFESSION. Next comes Joe Orlando's S-F and Jack Davis winds up with the Horror SuspenSuspenStory, STRICTLY BUSINESS
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is the best mag I've ever read. I especially like the story, THE PATRIOTS. It well illustrates the shock of prejudice. Let's have some stories on racial and religious prejudice .
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SHOCK
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John Gordon—Fe nton, Mich.
too.
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best things to hit the newsstands in a long time. The Seabees here really get a charge out of them. Your latest brain-child, SHOCK, is terrific. It's great to know don’t there’s a comic publishing company left that appreciates its readers’ intelligence. .
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Why
your imitators give up? They’ve met their match! R. C. .
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say that you can’t tell a book by its cover! But the E.C. emblem on the cover of a SUSPENSTORIES proves it! to he good! you that the book has
tells
GOT
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TWO-FISTED TALES
YOU'LL BE JARRED BY THE IMPACT OF THE
STARTLING CLIMAX TO THIS YARN'
A CHIME SuspcmStory
MET STEVE DIXON IN THE SMALL CANADIAN TOWN WHERE I WORKED' STEVE'D COME DOWN FROM HIS CAMP FOR A BRIEF VACATION.' I WAS SINGIN’ IN A CABARET AT THE TIME, AND BETTIN' PRETTY SICK OF FIGHTING OFF DRUNKEN LUMBERJACKS' SO WHEN STE VE ASKED ME TO MARRY * ARE THERE I RUN THE OTHER WIVES WHOLE SHOW, LIZ.' I'M AT THE d BOSS/ YOU L L HAVE LOGGING CAMIj EVERYTHING YOU HUNT? J a STEVE? THEM AXE -SWINGERS redj JONH WHEN / SAY
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FROM NOW
ON...
WOMEN... 'CEPT
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Masterful, my reck ? steve was ah animal- a BRUTE 'HE RULED THE MEN WHO WORKED FOR HIM WlTH SHEER MUSCULAR FORCE AND I LOVED IT. 'HEY' 1 GOT A ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS.' NOW LISTEN ? ME? THIS IS MY WIFE AT HOME ' KIN I SENO FOR WIFE? SHE’S GONNA LITE HERE WIT' ME IN THE CAMP/ HER ? HER NAME IS MRS- DIXON? „
GET IT
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I
A SAY A
THE MEN, STEVE? WHAT WILL
THEY t
SAY?
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LET ONE OF EM LOOK AT YOU THE WRONG -< WAY r I'LL TEACH ) HIM THAT WHAT I A
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% When the jack made that crack about me, i THOUGHT STEVE'S FACE WOULD START SM0KIN8,lT GOT SO RED? HE PUSHED HIS WAY THROUGH THE LOGGERS TO THE ONE WHO'D DROPPED THE REMARK...
* l
I SAID MY WIFE MALADY? SHE « DON'T like TO BE INS OL TED?
I WAS ONLY K! DOIN', STEVE? I... t
I...
Steve laced out with a roundhouse that smashed] 1
INTO THE FUNNY GUY’S FACE f BLOOD STARTED GUSHIN FROM HIS NOSE, AND HE CAVED IN LIKE HIS KNEES 4 " WERE MADE OF JELLY... i "
Steve stood over him. glarin' AT THE REST OF THE LUMBERJACKS ANYBODY ELSE' UH-UH. WE GET YUH, STEVE fJ WANT T'BE CONVINCED « (CTSSP, Pi STEVE? ‘BOUT HOW l K EXPECT MY )<
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off, grumblin'..
The men moved
AND THE GUY THAT STEVE HIT GOT TO HIS FEET AND STUMBLED NURSIN' HIS BLEEPIN' NOSE.
ROUGH f
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y
WIFE T'BE
.GET
TREATED * jJ
They treated me like typhoid mary/they STEEREO CLEAR. ..WHICH WAS OKAY WITH ME? I'C ENOUGH OF THEIR IND BACK IN TOWN... BREAK 'HEY? HERE COMES
i
FOLLOWING WEEKS? THE MORE MORE I HATED IT? THEN. .ONE
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I
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I SAW OF IT, THE DAY-. A STRANGER 8LEI
INTO CAMP.
WHAT YUH WANT, £L KIPD0? JBKl!
young... maybe nineteen... and HAND. AND HE WAS BUILT NICE' NOT LIKE STEVE N BIG AND MUSCULAR HE WAS LITHE... TRIM^ YEP? BEEN SWINGIN' KIN YUH USE AN
sn SCHOOL
WIT' SOMETHIN'/
I REALLY GOT A TASTE OF LUMBERCAMP LIFE
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J
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AWAY
MRS. DIXON!
w AXE f
The Meji were sore?! couvo TELL ' THEY WERE MAD 'CAUSE STEVE BROUGHT ME TO THE CAMP..
I GOT A WIFE? WHY\'CAUSE HE'S YOU COTTA CAN'T I BRINS HER j THE BOSS/ TREAT 'EM LIKE K IF HE'S GOT HIS HE'S EXTRA THAT? OTHERWISE it SPECIAL Sj. 'HERE? THEY THINK THEY KIN
GEE, STEVE? YOU TREAT 'EM
SURE -J
I'M LOOKING
FOR A JOB' < ANY OPENINGS?
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Kit) PICKED UP AN AXE AND STOOD ON THE LOG WITH Hi S FEET SPREAD APART f HE GRINNED AT STEVE, AND HE SHOWED NICE, WHITE, EVEN TEETH... JUST SAY THE GO AHEAD? , WORD, AND to START/ g I'LL BEGIN?JS
AXE STARTED COIN' UP AN' DOWN ? r NEVER SEEN ANYBODY MOVE SO FAST? PRETTY SOON THE KID'D HACKED A WEDGE ALMOST HALF-WAY THROUGH ONE SIDE OF THE LOG..
Then he turned around and STARTED CHlPPlN* AWAY On THE OTHER SIDE? PRETTY SOON THE LOG WAS CUT CLEAN THROUGH..
THERE' FAST...
W WOW/
,
Y HEY, FUZf looka
GASP ...ENOUGH?
NOT
THE KID?
'
THE KID'S AXE-WORK HAD ATTRACTED SOME OF THE BOYS, AND THEY'D GATHERED AROUND TO WATCH ...
BAD.?/
I SHOT A LOOK AT STEVE, AND I COULO SEE HE WAS COMIN' TO A BOIL 'CAUSE THE JACKS WERE FUSSIN'
OVER THE SHUCKS?) r...
KID...
f
HEY, FUZ
WITH
/
MORGAN HERE IN (. ALL RIGHT' V THE CHOPPIN, AND 7 CUT tr.'Jl you in the rolun; WE |I CO U LD CAPTURE THE r
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lSfEVE WAS REAL MAP? HE ST ANTED SHOUT!
NOBODY f&LD YOU GUYS TO OU/T WORMIN'f THIS IS NO SHOWf GO ON 'GET BACK TO YOUR TREES AND WAKE IT SNAPPYf __X
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The MtN shuffle off ouietlt, and steveturned TOTHE KID... j IF YOU WANT A JOB.TUH \ X... UNDERSTAND? GOT IT? BUT GET Th/Sf THAT AND THANKS? TOURNEY STUFF iS ON YOUR .THANKS FOR j| OWN TIMET ON MY TIME, YOU l THE JOB? T.
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HACK PAY-WOOD... UNDERSTAND?
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S TEVE KEPT ON THE KID'S NECK THOUGH? I GUESS HE RESENTED HIS YOUTH AND AGILITY... SURE THING, CUT THE GAB
[SO TKE MORGAN
KID CAME TO WORK [FOR STEVE? RIGHT OFF THE BAT THE OLDER LUMBERJACKS TOOK A
ISHINE TO HIM...
YOU'RE OKAY, TED ? ) GEE, FELLERS') WITH YOU IN THE S I HOPE I L LOG-CHOPPIN’ EVENT, \ OON’T LET YOU DOWN' WE’RE A CINCH TO I WIN THIS YEAR'
AND GET TO
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BEING A
.MR.
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As FOR
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BULLYIN'... HEY,
CRUMBS')
MORGAN.'
C'MERE for' A MINUTE.'
was the way he looked' maybe
it
Was
JUST HIS YOUTH' I OON’T KNOW? ANYWAY, I DECIDED MORGAN WAS FOR ME... T
THAT
TELL ME ABOUT1 YOURSELF, TED' * HOW DO YOU LIKE
1
MA'AM? I LIKE FINE.' 'CEPT...'C£PT FOR MR. DIXON' r-p.
IT'S OKAY, IT
One
s'
'
OH ? EVENIN', MRS. DIXON? ANYTHING CAN DO FOR YOU?
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thing.though' the kid was dumb? he couldn’t
OH? STEVE GOT YOU DOWN,
TED?
HUH? Eft. WELL. HE’S THE BOSS, HE WEREN’T SO HARD ON US GUYS i J— .
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T DON'T.'
LUMBER-
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MA’AM.' IF ONLY 1
1
I'M NOT HARD ON YOU, TED ' NO REASON TO BE STAND-OFFISH WITH ME'
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I
GOTTA BE 60/N'
M A AM 'THE BOYS 'RE WAITIN’ ON ME? GOTTA
PRACTICE 'Zjart
FOR THE
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TOURNEY.' »
SAY l LOST THE FIRST ROUND WITH THE KID? AS HE SAUNTERED OFF, I MADE UP
You MIGHT MORGAN
I'LL GET YOU YET. fKlD? YOU'LL SEE?.
X
IT
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WAS GOING TO 8£ HOUGH, TOO 'THE MEN
WASHED MORGAN ABOUT KEEP
FROM
Meanwhile, steve wassettii HE EVEN TRIED TO BUST UP THE JACKS' OFF-
ME...
AWAY
GEE ?
'ER, KID?
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YOU TO TO A
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4 YOU GUYS..
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TO THE WAIST? I WATCHED FOR A THEN
WHILE.
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HUH? OH... r
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KEPT HIS DISTANCE AS X CAME UP TO HIM.
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YOU
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,
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I WAS REALLY SURPRISED WHEN ME SHOVED ME away' THE DUMB STIFF' WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY..
WHAT'S THE /BATTEN, TED? AREN'T YOU
INTERESTED EVEN A
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LOOK MA’AM' WHY MSS DON’T YOU JUS' 60 AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONEf YOU DON'T INTEREST ME AT ALLf -pr\ '.9
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Steve came through the woods ON THE DOUBLE.' X MUSSED MY HAIR UP A BIT TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD' YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN STEVE'S FACE WHEN HE SPIED _ US...
WwHAT
Steve's face slushed crimson' ' HIS EYES WIDENED in ANGER HE DOVE AT THE KID... Y I'LL TEACH * WAIT/ I CAN '
THE..
Jj
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TRIED
HE
1
;
TO...
SHE'S CRAZY,
YOU TO FOOL AROUND W/TH MY WIFE, YOU
^-7 DIRTY...
EXPLAIN.
.
Morgan was no matciT for steve. ESPEClALLY WITH THE FIGHTING TACTICS STEVE USED' HE DUMPED TED AND PICKED UP A LARGE ROCK.
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KILL
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MR.
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...
BUST OPEN THfc NOGGIN IF HE HITS HIM AGAIN'jjJ
HE' LL KID'S
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pulled steve off the kid and carried his UNCONSCIOUS BODY TO CAMP' HE WAS OUT COLD FOR TWO DAYS? WHEN HE FI NALLY CAME TO.. THE LIGHTS? TURN 1 IT S BROAD 1 HE...HE‘S
They
-j,
ON THE LIGHTS/ £ DAYLIGHT* I CAN'T SEE... v>___Ato7
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BLIND*
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The camp was abnormally quiet FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS? I STEERED CLEAR OF THE MEN... ESPECIALLY THE KID? STEVE'D BLINDED HIM -PERMANENTY...
It SOUNOS CRAZYi BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED' FUZ AND THE OTHER JACKS STARTED TO TEACH THE KID TO CHOP LOGS ...EVEN THOUGH HE WAS BLIND...
GEE, FEL LERSfI... \ DON'T WORRY, I LET YOU DOWN/) STEVE i YOU'LL
GUESS THE TOURNEY'S
LOST
NOW.'
Uf
BE OKAY/ YOWL
[That’s
Mg DOIT/ WE’LL JBLm TEACH YO u'.
Actually, the kid’s aim was poor' he couldn't MAKE A NEAT WEDGE' HIS CUT WAS SLOPPY... .AND HE WAS SLOW f ON THE EVE OF THE TOURNEY... OKAY, MR. DIXON 'MRS. DIXON' I SO WHAT? ) C’MON' MORGAN'S READY FOR I'M NOT s HIS LAST PRACTICE SESSION?] 'interested? )
it A keep THEM
7l KI D' -aJr
THEY KEPT AT IT FOR WEEKS ... ' RIGHT UP TO THE TOURNAMENT DATE... PRACTICING THE KID .'ONCE SNEAKED OVER TO WATCH ' HE WAS PRETTY BAD... I
ATTA
TERRIFIC
BOY,
STROKES )
KID'
CLEAN,
SSN&. KID'*,
f l
W
] THEY'RE KID?/^ fiEi
r
r
THEY’RE...
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Steve didn't dare object with the knifeBLAOE PRESSING AGAINST HIS NECK? THAT’S ONE THING MUSCLES CAN’T BEAT. .COLD STEEL.' HE WEN QUIETLY f I WENT TOO { £ T ’okay? T/E 'EM BOTH UP!
AND GAG rf
'EM,
TOO?
GAG 'EM GOOD/
M
WHAT THE..,? j STEVE
^
r MSBUBL*
I SOON FOUND OUT WHAT they WERE 60ING TO DO / LOOK/ TED ...THE KID... ISON THAT LOG'HE'S PRACTICING FOR THE EVENT HE THINKS HE'S ENTERED IN? HE’S ALMOST CUT THROUGH THE LOG NOW? THE TROUBLE IS. THE LOG IS HOLLOW. ..LHP STEVE IS INSIDE ...TIED AND GAGGED... YOU'LL BE JUST A LITTLE ATTA BOY, GREAT, MORE, KIO ? ^ TE0 ' TOMORROW? (
?
WHAT
WHAT IS
r THIS? JgH ARE THEY GOING TO
DO'f^
AND
I’M
NEXT'
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HERE’S A GRIPPING TALE OF TENSION WITH AN ELECTRIFYING FINAL TWIST*
CONFESSION
It was nearly midnight when Arthur keenan swung HIS GREY SEDAN INTO THE OESERTED STREET f THE BEAM FROM THE SINGLE HEADLIGHT CUT THROUGH THE DARKNESS ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AHEAD* ARTHUR STRAINED HIS EYES AND CURSED...
BLASTED BUSTED HEADLIGHT:
Suddenly the lone headlight beam fell UPON SOMETHING LYING ON THE COBBLESTONES AHEAD OF ARTHUR’S SLOWLY- MOVING CAR f ARTHUR GASPED
WHAT’S THAT? GOOD
LORD'
IT'S
A
BODY
A WOMAN.' SHE'S BEEN
TD BETTER HAVE it fixed FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.' CAN'T SEE A THING THIS WAY.'
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Arthur slammed on the brakes and his car SOUEELED >TO A STOP* THE FIGURE IN THE HEADLIGHT BE Ail LAY MOTIONLESS IN A POOL OF BLOOD* ARTHUR LEAPED FROM THE CAR AND RUSHED TO THE PROSTRATE WOMAN'S
SIDE...
W SHE'S
STILL A LIVE SHE'S BEEN HIT BY
A GAR.' I... fe-GOT TO GET .
[
HELP
...
A
mm DOCTOR'
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Arthur looked around, frantically 'the dark FACES OF THE BUILDINGS LOOMED UP ABOUT HIM THIS WAS A FACTORY SECTION/ THERE WERE NO
.'
NO PHONES AVAILABLE AT THIS HOUR.' ARTHUR DARTED BACK TO HIS CAR.
LIGHTS.
“
r MUSTN'T HOVE HER.' HAVE TO GET TO A PHONE / HAVE TO CALL AN AMBULANCE' SHE'S.
The PATROL CAR SURGED FORWARD, SKIDDING TO A STOP BESIDE THE INJURED WOMAN. SEE WHAT ' YOU CAN DO,
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hightailin''
OUT OF THERE! LET'S GO/
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The squad car roared off in PURSUIT AS THE OFFICER REMAINING STOOPED OVER THE CRUMPL ED FORM. 'an ambulance ] WON'T DO THIS GAL ANY GOOD/ SHE'S
-DEAD /
GET VM/
,
^
Meanwhile, Arthur keenan sped through the DESERTED FACTORY SECTION, LOOKING FOR AN OPEN DINER. ..A POLICE CALL-BOX... ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HELP HIM SUMMON AID FOR THE INJURED WOMAN HE'D JUST LEFT.' BEHIND HIM, THE SQUAD CAR FLASHED AFTER HIM.
THERE'S SOMEONE LYIN' IN THE GUTTER.'
|
RADIO IN FOR AN -4 WORRY/ AMBULANCE/ I'LL
m
AFTER
THAT LOUSY HIT-AND-RUN.
MOMENT, A POLICE PATROL CAR TURNED THE CORNER BEHIND HIM.±JLOOK, FLAGG.' ''"AND THAT
The police officer named FLAGG LEAPED FROM THE SQUAD CAR... QK AY. R LEY i J DON'T wait HERE/...
FLAGG.' I’M r GOIN'
Arthur backed his car up hurriedly.' the gears COUGHED A PROTEST AS HE MESHED THEM INTO FIRST ANO SPED OFF DOWN THE DARK STREET.' AT THAT
^
DYING.' ^
,
SIREN SCREAMING.
FIND A PHONE/ MUST.. HUH? WHAT'S THAT (SOUNDS LIKE A. rlUST
.
.
The SQUAD CAR DREW UP A LONGSIDE, FORCING ARTHUR TO THE CURB/ THE SHRIEKS OF BRAKES AND THE DYING WHINE OF THE SIREN ECHOED OFF THE EMPTY LOFT BUILDINGS... OKAY, BUDDY' COME OFFICER/ THERE'S A OUT OF THERE WITH WOMAN BACK THERE.' YOUR HANDS UP. .. UP SHE. ^ HIGH/ AND NO FUNNY .
.
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BUSINESS
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NAME, PUNK? 'ARTHUR KEENAN? UP, YOU BUT YOU'VE J MURDERGOT ME ALL \ /MG RAT .
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WRONG...
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\ TELL 'IM WE GOT WAYS TO MAKE SLOBS LIKE
HEAR
THAT, BECKER'
THE
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TRYIN'
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MISTAKE T
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THE
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Arthur began to sob? owe of THE DETE CTIVES S NEER ED AT HIM. I DIDN’T 'YOU MADE A BIG
buzzed with excitement? Arthur keenan STOOD BEFORE THE DESK SERGEANT... HIS HAIR MUSSED... HIS CLOTHES OISHEVELED?HE WAS FLANKED BY THE TWO RADIO CAR OFFICERS WHO'O ARRESTED HIM? A DETECTIVE SHOUTED AT A SWITCH-BOARD OPERATOR ? OTHERS STOOD ABOUT, GLARING. SHUT TRY AND LOCATE ^ YES, WHAT'S YOUR KEENAN
The precinct station
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A
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ALL YOURS ?
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OFFICERS FLAGG ANd\
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A
WOMAN.'
CMON, KEENAN' YOU, ME, AND MASON’RE GONNA' HAVE A NICE LIL' E/-
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—
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gency door, hearing his breath echo explosively through the shaft. Rising to his feet, he wiped his forehead with the back of his
hand and looked up to the elevator
The
overhead.
far
car poised
hint of a grin Creased the
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it
was
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out perfectly. Within 5 minutes the elevator would ascend to the Penthouse and, when it started down, it would be bringing his wife on her last ride!
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slipped a pair of heavy steel nippers
from his pocket and slowly fastened the bulky instrument around the control-cable which governed the elevator's movement. The metal threads which were twined together to make up the thick cable began to separate under the pressure of his straining hand. He felt his stomach knotting with the effort necessary to cut through the tough metal ... in about 2 minutes the severed edges showed that only a 'Single thread in the center of the cable remained uncut. It was strong enough to get the
up to the Penthouse when his wife sigenough to start her toward the it meeting he had previously arranged by telephone. Her meeting with DEATH!
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tion which
was designed
to cut
him
off
from
her fortune!
This idea of
his
was the solution to all his scheme that
worries; so simple yet ingenious a
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times for not thinking of entailed
apartment and asking her to meet him at his Estimating the amount of time it would take her, he had been able to pin-point within 5 minutes the moment of her departure from the building. And here he was, ready to cur the last strand of cable and catapult her to death while he slipped safely our of the shaft through the emergency door beside him. Then back to his office and who could accuse him office.
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With
shudder of
a
fear, as'
he crouched low Bancroft heard
car, in the wobbling freight reverberating the sound of heavy footsteps makthe rooftops ... a railroad dick was
across
train!
He
realized ... with
the
ing his inspection of the
was trapped, Bancroft
moving
back! evidence of his crime right on his own Robbing that stalled motorist back on the
highway had been easy enough, but hopping which seemed such a wonderthe freight to lead to his ful idea at the time ... was going .
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and flannel pants
a sore he was wearing stuck out on him like thumb. The duds were too fancy for someone
who btlmmed
rides
on
freights; the detective
would undoubtedly think the clothing mighty police. And fishy and hold him for the state though he the guy Bancroft had robbed .
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were 'closer now. To jump drop of 200 feet on either side was suicide! And to be picked of the tracks .
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footsteps
with
to rip the guy’s tattered and grimy
clothing from his body and change costumes
with the unconscious tramp. steps
were only 3
pushed door.
his victim
The tweed
cars
The
dick’s foot-
away when Bancroft
through the open freight
jacket
and flannel pants rolled
instant clear of the speeding train ... in an
bum they were gone from sight, along with the who was
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years in the state pen!
men water-pickup. Across the rattling car the that glared suspiciously at one another, and in knew
that his salvation
Bancroft had
little
was
much smaller, and trouble wrestling him to
hand! The other guy was
arrest.
menacingly toward Bancroft, who got up sheepishly to meet the man. All that could
happen was
that he’d
off the train
be thrown
dick had at the next slow-down! But the stopped abruptly and was staring incredulously at Bancroft. Then, in one
movement,
he had pulled a gun from his jacket and was yanking on the emergency cord. His gun leveled
at
beefy detective spoke: to collar
pulled,
of
YOU!”
Bancroft’s chest, the
"The Law’ll be happy
he rasped. "After what you
you shoulda had the brains
to get rid
them duds!” Instinctively, Bancroft looked
A sudden movement across the freight car caught his eye. Someone was crouching there he climbed ... a guy Bancroft hadn’t seen as aboard when the train had slowed down for instant Bancroft
going to save Bancroft from
me up now, Bancroft thought as he fingered the clothing which felt so clammy and wet under his touch. I’m ready! The detective was in the car now, moving
Let ’em pick
a
up by the dick meant positive identification through the stuff he was wearing. Some choice. Bancroft muttered. Immediate death or ten
at
moment
a
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had had been knocked unconscious before he could easily a chance to see his assailant pants, identify those clothes! His jacket and Bancroft realized, were enough to convict him!
The
him unconscious with It was the work of
a piece of loose planking.
.
capture! For the tweed jacket
off
the floor and knocking
clothing: the clamminess he
down
at his
had experienced and tattered
was due
to the fact that the soiled
material
was covered with
still
slick
blood!
"They’ve got you cold,” the dick was saying of as the train jerked to a stop. "Examination the blood on your shirt’ll be enough to hang
you
for
that
hour ago!”
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The vacuum-lift sped upward carrying dianne MASTERS TO THE TWO-HUNDREDTH LEVEL IN A MATTER OF SECONDS f THE LIFT’S DOORS SLID OPEN NOISELESSLY AND DIANNE STEPPED OUT ONTO THE SUNLIT, PLUSH- CARPETED TIER.' SHE MOVED DOWN THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE GLASS WALL AND THE LINE OF APARTMENT DOORS. .
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GOOD EN0U6H,*\\X1 ? MURPHY S A TOUGH NUT?
YOU GOT TO HAVE GUTS TO BE A FIGHTER, OIXON ? JUST
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SUCK EVERY DIME YOU CAN GET MURPHY? TOM MURPHY ? V S’MATTER, DIXON? ...
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MURPHY
REMEMBER, KID ? KEEP YOUR LEFT
REALLY OVERPOWERING
IS
THIS NEWCOMER, FOLKS' IT LOOKS LIKE DIXON WON’T LAST
YOU FIX And then THE MURDER BEGINS AGAIN' YOUR BOY IS TAKING PUN" ISHMENT, JOE' PA/NFUL PUNISHMENT 'BUT DOES IT BOTHER YOU?\ S’MATTER? ' YOUR BOY WON t'1/’wANNA ^/T7'7N ME ,JOE. 7 GOT NO curs? YEAST ANOTHER If FIFTY SAYS HE GOES >|1
THE KID UP ..CLOSE HIS CUTS, SWAB HIS LACERATIONS, TALK TO HIM... HE'S TOO
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THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES, EH, JOE? ONE AFTER THE OTHER THEY COME AND GO? THE SUCKERS ?THE TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH? SOME OF THEM SHOW PROMISE?SOME DON'T
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GARDEN, NEXT!
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SO THE MUROER BEGINS AGAIN, EH, JOE? MAXWELL . CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.,. NEEOING WINS... NEEDING TO KEEP HIS NAME BEFORE THE PUBLIC? AND YOUR BOY OOLBY-GHtEH... INEXPERIENCED. ..HARDLY READY? YES, IT'S MURDER, ME* BUT YOU'RE CASH ING IN... T YOUR [
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SOMEBODY'S COT TO LOSE, EH, JOE? THAT'S YOUR ATTITUDE ISN'T IT? SOMEBODY WINS... SOMEBODY LOSES BUT EVEN IF TOUR BOY IS THE ONE THAT LOSES . ..YOU WIN. YOU LOOK GOOD, I...GASP...I DON’T.. KIDf JUST KEEP GASP... THINK... I IN THERE.' THIS CAN TAKE... ANY^ IS THE THIRD.' MORE ...JOE'
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BEHIND This TIME. YOU GOT NO Tl GUTS? JUST STAY S )
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/That'S RIGHT, joe.' YOU HAVEN'T WON YETf COLBY'S GOT TO COME OUT FOR THE FOURTH IN ORDER FOR [YOU TO COLLECT ! YOU COLBY ' C'MON' SHOW MOTHER' SOB... DON'T [ ’EM YOU GOT GUTS' ONE SPANK ME.' SOB. ..SOB... MORE ROUND... I'LL BE GOOD'
He's PUNCHY. EH, JOE? HE’S up QUEER STREET YOU OUGHT TO THROW IN THE TOWEL f BUT THAT C-NOTE. you'll LOSE IT ' SO YOU SHOVE HIM OFF THE STOOL AS THE BELL SOUNDS... THE FOURTH,'. OKAY, LOU .'VyOU'RE HAND IT OVErAlUOKY, <HE ANSWERED WILEY' EYES ARE CLASSY... jjT THE FOURTH INHERE?
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FOLKS' COLBY STAGGERS OUT OF HIS CORNER? HIS
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Yes, joe wiley? jerry colby is DEAD.' X HEARD ABOUT COLBY MR. WILEY? YOU KILLED HIM ...FOR A LOUSY 6IT'S TOO BAD f NOTE.' HOW CHEAP IS A MAN'S LIFE TO V0U?-E=3 WELL? D IXO Nf YOU BUSY COME IN? J MR. WILEY*
YOU WATCH QUIETLY, JOE WILEY, AS THE DOCTOR KNEELS [over HIMiSHAKING HIS HEAD... |
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ANY GUTS?
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KNOW, MS, WILEY? I I WAS TH INKIN'... ...
MAKE ME LAUGH f. AIN'T COT ANY guts, either.'
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CHANGED, MR. WILEY? CHANCE I'M
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NOT AFHA/D, NOW.'sm. A IN MED SCHOOL' ME A BREAK' MY BROTHER. J ROUTINE, DIXON? ‘
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JUST SHOW UP AT THE GYM TOMORROW!
YOU MEAN YOU'LL TAKE JT 1 COULD USE ONEfOKAY? THE BOTTLE'S IN THE ME ON AGAIN? GEE? THIS CABINET THERE ? CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION HOW ABOUT A DRINK, MR. ^ WILEY? I'LL POUR 'EM'
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You're too busy to notice dixon putting that POWDER INTO YOUR DRINK, JOE? YOU'RE TOO BUSY FIGURING OUT YOUR NEXT MOVE WITH THIS MONEY MAK ER... •E -
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hands the glass
WELL, HERE'S TO US, MR. WILEY?
SURE, KID?
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FUNNY... KINO OF EMPTY... IN YOUR
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WHAT?
MR. WILEY?.
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DON'T SCREAM.' DON'T CRY.' DON'T POUND AND YELL AND CRY' OUTS.'
you got guts'
One look is enough, joe? one look and YOU SEE IT ALL? YOU'RE NOT IN A COFFIN? YOU'RE IN THE POLICE MORGUE f AND JUST BEFORE YOU PASS OUT FOR GOOD.YPU HEAR, BUT
I
TELL YOU HE
TlSTIFFS DON'T
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