Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #23
In "Past and Present Danger," French Resistance operatives Houdon and Old Cambert uncover a hidden stash of Nazi collaborators' wealth—currency and pearls—after their arrest. When Houdon frames Cambert as a traitor to claim the treasure for himself, the imprisoned fortune teller swears vengeance, his crystal ball glowing with a cryptic promise: "My crystal ball will seek you out!" Ray Bailey handles art and inks, Ben Oda letters, and the Western Publishing Production Shop provides the colors in this 1968 mystery tale.
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French Underground Resistance members, Houdon (a thief) and Old Cambert (a fortune-telling charlatan), have exposed a nest of Nazi collaborators, who have left behind a trove of currency and pearls after their arrest. Cambert's crystal ball "informs him" of the abandoned treasure, and they raid the quarters of the collaborators to take the riches as a "reward" for their actions. Houdon frames Old Cambert as a Nazi collaborator to keep the entire treasure for himself. The fortune teller is arrested and imprisoned, vowing his revenge on Houdon declaring "My crystal ball will seek you out!"
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