Crime Patrol #14
"Three Clues to Terror" delivers a crisp, early crime thriller from EC’s Crime Patrol #14, a 1949 gem where a bank heist in Harker Falls sets off a chain of forensic clues—tire prints, a thread from a fine suit, and a clever reconstruction of the getaway. Written, drawn, and inked by Johnny Craig, the story unfolds with the precision of a detective’s notebook, showcasing the artist’s sharp eye for detail and the era’s classic pulp pacing. The cover by Johnny Craig captures the tension with a stark, shadowed image that hints at the mystery within.
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The bank of Harker Falls is robbed of $20,000 by the Mad-Man Gang, but in making their getaway, the gang left tire prints behind. So Constable Daniels has plaster casts made of them and takes them to the FBI laboratories, and they are able to reconstruct the crime to a tee as well as identifying the getaway vehicle as a Palmer car. A clue of a thread from an expensive suit is then traced back to Sport Oblen, and before long the gang is tracked down and arrested.
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