Boris Karloff Thriller #1
In "Gleam of Evil," a 1962 Western Publishing thriller, the French Underground duo of thief Houdon and the fortune-telling charlatan Old Cambert uncover a hidden stash of Nazi gold and pearls after exposing a network of collaborators. When Houdon betrays Cambert, framing him as a traitor to claim the treasure for himself, the imprisoned mystic swears vengeance with a chilling promise: "My crystal ball will seek you out!" Ray Bailey handles art and inks, Ben Oda letters, and the Western Publishing Production Shop colors this classic tale of betrayal and supernatural retribution.
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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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