Boy Comics [Boy Illustories] #5
In "Touch of the Leper," Crimebuster tracks a mysterious saboteur known only as the Leper, unaware that the man he's hunting is tied to a deadly secret from his past. Written, drawn, and inked by Charles Biro, this 1942 installment of Boy Comics #5 delivers a tense wartime mystery where identity and betrayal blur, with a twist that redefines loyalty in the face of danger. The cover by Charles Biro captures the story’s eerie atmosphere, a 10-cent comic that still packs a punch.
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Chuck meets up once again with his old coach, Darcy, not realizing that he has a twin criminal brother, who later murders the coach and takes his place as a serviceman while secretly working for the Germans. When Crimebuster is shot by the Leper, but survives, he sets his sights on the Leper and to Darcy, intending to end the sabotage efforts both are involved in.
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