Captain America Comics #30
In "The House of the Laughing Death," Captain America and Bucky investigate a series of mysterious deaths at a sanitarium where no trace of violence remains—until they uncover a silent, cross-dressing killer using compressed oxygen and poisoned darts to pick off patients through hidden holes in their rooms. Written by Ray Cummings and illustrated by Syd Shores, this 1943 thriller blends suspense and wartime intrigue, with Shores handling both the interior art and the cover.
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After four deaths at a sanitarium which leave no signs of foul play, Cap and Bucky discover a cross-dressing silent killer who uses a tank of compressed oxygen to murder invalids through holes in their rooms. Getting the better of him during a fistfight with Cap, the killer uses one of his own curare darts to commit suicide.
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