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War Against Crime#10
Cover: Johnny Craig

War Against Crime #10

Dec 1949 · EC · 0.10 USD
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"Buried Alive" in War Against Crime #10 (1949) delivers a chilling tale of ancient curse and unintended consequence, centered on Malnat, the shadow god of a forgotten Samarkand temple. When a young American brings the deity’s ruby eye back to the U.S., the eerie presence of Malnat begins to surface—culminating in a twist where the real target isn’t the thief, but the friend who mocked the god with a flashlight bearing Malnat’s image. Written, drawn, and inked by Johnny Craig, with lettering by Jim Wroten, the story’s eerie atmosphere is perfectly captured in Craig’s cover art, both pencils and inks.

Contains 4 stories
Buried Alive
8 pp · Crime
The Man Death Wanted
7 pp · Crime
Perfect Murder
6 pp · Crime
The Idol's Revenge!
7 pp · Crime
Steve MurrayDotty Garand (Steve's date)Ed (villain, thief, Steve's friend, death)

When a young American brings home a cursed ruby eye from a Samarkand temple, the shadow of Malnat follows him — but the real danger isn’t the myth. Steve Murray and his date Dotty Garand soon find themselves caught in a web of fear, when Steve’s friend Ed, playing a dangerous game with a flashlight that casts Malnat’s image, unwittingly becomes the idol’s target. The curse doesn’t strike where you expect — it strikes the one who dares to mock it.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $280
CGC 9.8 · 7 in census $13,622
CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $9,055
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $5,701
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $3,425*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $3,423
CGC 8.5 none in existence
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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,447*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $1,447*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $1,447*
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $1,447
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $1,447*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $1,447*
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $1,447
CGC 4.5 · 7 in census $1,447
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $671
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $671
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $585
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $585
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 4 in census $585
CGC 1.0 · 3 in census $130*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $102*
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Full credits

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

Reprints

Reprinted in The Rocket's Blast-Comicollector #126 (1976), War Against Crime #10 (2001), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #25 (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #28 (2020), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #31 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024), War Against Crime #2

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