Crime Patrol #14
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Three Clues to Terror" delivers a crisp, early crime thriller from EC’s Crime Patrol #14, a 1949 gem where a bank heist in Harker Falls sets off a chain of forensic clues—tire prints, a thread from a fine suit, and a clever reconstruction of the getaway. Written, drawn, and inked by Johnny Craig, the story unfolds with the precision of a detective’s notebook, showcasing the artist’s sharp eye for detail and the era’s classic pulp pacing. The cover by Johnny Craig captures the tension with a stark, shadowed image that hints at the mystery within.
In the 1949 non-fiction tale "Three Clues to Terror," Constable Daniels follows a trail of tire prints left at the scene of a $20,000 bank robbery in Harker Falls, leading to a painstaking reconstruction of the crime by FBI labs. With the help of a single thread from a high-end suit, the investigation narrows in on Sport Oblen and the Mad-Man Gang, turning a cold case into a swift arrest.
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Reprinted in Crime Patrol #8 (2000), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #25 (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #28 (2020), Crime Patrol #2, War Against Crime #2
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