House of Mystery #14
In "The Crimes of the Black Cat," Joe Palmer—last survivor of a notorious gang—faces a chilling reckoning when his boss's enigmatic black cat, Damascus, begins murdering the jurors who sentenced him. With bullets useless and the law seemingly in on the plot, Palmer must unravel a conspiracy that turns his final days into a nightmare of guilt and betrayal. Bob Brown handles both art and inks for the story, while Curt Swan and Ray Burnley bring the eerie cover to life.
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Joe Palmer is the last survivor of a robbers' gang. When his boss' black cat Damascus starts killing off the jurors who sentenced him to death and comes for him, Palmer is frightened and tries to get rid of the beast. But bullets can't do no harm, because the police staged the whole affair - to make Palmer confess his crimes.
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