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Cover: Johnny Craig

Crime Patrol #13

Aug 1949 · EC · 0.10 USD
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In "I Fight Crime," a 1949 EC Comics standout, art student Hazel transforms into a ruthless vigilante the moment she dons a blonde wig—though her violent streak vanishes the second she removes it. Written and illustrated by Al Feldstein, with inks by Johnny Craig and lettering by Jim Wroten, the story unfolds as Hazel, driven by her brother’s death, takes control of the mob known as "Grips" Hobart’s gang to hunt down the man responsible, Slick Becker. Cover by Johnny Craig captures the eerie duality of her identity, setting up a tense cat-and-mouse game when Smiling Jones arrives in town—only for Hazel’s plan to backfire in a way she never expected.

Contains 3 stories
I Fight Crime
9 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Ken Weston (Policeman, reformed criminal)Ken's mother (death)Ken's father (death)Police ChiefJohnnyChick Blaine (villain, racketeer, death)Charlie Brandon (villain, death)"Fingers" Davis (villain, cameo)

In "I Fight Crime," Ken, haunted by the memory of his parents' death during a mob hit, channels his grief into a new purpose—becoming a police officer determined to bring down the very criminal empire that took them. Assigned to Blaine’s territory, he walks a razor's edge between justice and vengeance, driven by a past he can't forget.

Edna Sunday
8 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Edna's step father (in flashback)Albert (Edna's step brother, image only, in flashback)Edna's boss (death)Johnny (Edna's fiancee)Edna Sunday (villain, death)

In "Edna Sunday," a 1949 Crime Patrol story, a woman shaped by years of resentment—fueled by a cruel stepfather and a harsh reformatory—turns her rage into action, using a rope to silence those she sees as her enemies. After escaping her past, she finds fleeting hope in love with Johnny, only to be shattered when he abandons her. The story unfolds with quiet dread, tracing the spiral of a mind hardened by betrayal.

Two-Faced Woman: The True Story of Hazel Caro
9 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Pete Caro (Hazel's brother, death)Hazel Caro (villain, death)Slick Joe Becker (villain, death)Becker's mob (villains, some die)"Grips" Hobart (villain, gang leader, death)Hobart's gang (villains, many die)Smiling John Jones (villain, villain)Jones gang (villains)

In the gritty world of 1949’s Crime Patrol, "Two-Faced Woman: The True Story of Hazel Caro" unfolds with a chilling duality: a gentle art student by day, a ruthless avenger by night—only when she slips on a blonde wig. As Hazel Caro takes control of Grips Hobart’s mob to exact revenge on Slick Becker for her brother’s death, her transformation is as sudden as it is terrifying. But when the cunning Smiling Jones arrives, he turns the tables in a twist that leaves her both outmaneuvered and strangely intrigued.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $39
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $4,002*
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $2,450
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,568*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $698*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $382*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $307*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $255*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $214*
CGC 6.0 $208
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $208
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $179
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $126*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $113*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $113
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $87*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

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

Reprints

Reprinted in Crime Patrol #7 (2000), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #25 (2019), Crime Patrol #2

Key issues in Crime Patrol

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