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Cover: Johnny Craig

Crime Patrol #7

Jul 1948 · EC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Field-Marshal of Murder!", Crime goes undercover as the outlaw Trigger Hancock to infiltrate a ruthless gang led by the elusive Grimmler, who's hiding in a foreign nation with a network of loyal thugs. With a daring plan to lure Grimmler into a trap, Crime uses his alias to gain the criminal's trust—only to turn the tables when the gang sets its sights on Fort Knox. Johnny Craig’s dynamic art and Jim Wroten’s crisp lettering bring this 1948 EC thriller to life, with Craig’s cover pencils and inks capturing the story’s high-stakes tension.

Contains 5 stories
The Field-Marshal of Murder!
7 pp · Crime
Captain Crime [aka "Trigger" Hancock] (introduction)General Grimmler [aka The Field Marshall of Murder] (villain, escaped Gestapo Chief, introduction, death)Grimmler's gang [Ape Benson (death)others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)

In "The Field-Marshal of Murder!" from Crime Patrol #7 (1948), Crime goes undercover as Trigger Hancock to infiltrate a gang led by the ruthless Grimmler, who’s holed up in a foreign nation with a network of loyal cutthroats. When Grimmler offers Hancock a place in his crew to pull off a heist at Fort Knox, the disguise becomes the perfect trap—though it’s unclear if the real Hancock can outmaneuver the criminal mastermind before the plan unfolds.

Death By Rocket Bomb!
8 pp · Crime
Slaughter From the Sky!
7 pp · Crime
The Mysterious Pencil Sharpener! (Part 2)
1.75 pp · Crime
The Rocket In the Ruins!
8 pp · Crime

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $138
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $7,342*
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $3,616
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $2,003
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,461*
CGC 8.0 none in existence
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CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $920
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $748
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $528
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $466*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $383
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $313
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $210*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $160
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Full credits

artist, inker Johnny Craig
letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils, inks Johnny Craig

Reprints

Reprinted in Crime Patrol #1 (2000), Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #18 (2018), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #25 (2019), Crime Patrol #1

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