Green Hornet Comics #7 (7)
In "The Case of the Murdering Clown," a wrongfully condemned man escapes prison and reinvents himself as the Zebra, a masked vigilante in a convict’s uniform. When his former friend Happy Mike and his gang target Mary, the only witness to the real crime, the Zebra steps in to protect her—uncovering a shocking truth about the murderer’s identity. Art by Pierce Rice and Arturo Cazeneuve, with a striking cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon.
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Sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit by politicians who are protecting the real murderer, John Doyle escapes from prison and turns his convict uniform into a superhero costume as the Zebra. Fearing that Doyle's girl knows something about the murder, Happy Mike and his boys seek her out to shut her up for good. But the Zebra intervenes, saves Mary and learns that Happy Mike is the true killer.
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