Crime Patrol #16
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Corpse in the Crematorium," a treacherous explorer’s scheme to murder a rival takes a chilling turn when his plan unravels through a single, telling scratch. Written by Al Feldstein and illustrated by George Roussos, this gripping tale from Crime Patrol #16 (1950) unfolds with tense suspense as deception, hidden clues, and a desperate rescue unfold in a remote tomb. Johnny Craig’s stark cover captures the story’s grim atmosphere, perfectly framing the danger lurking beneath the surface.
In "The Corpse in the Crematorium," a man prone to cataleptic episodes is mistakenly taken to a crematorium just as his fiancée frantically searches for him. With time running out, she’s moments too late to stop the process—until the attendant notices something impossible: sweat beading on the man’s brow as he’s about to be fed into the furnace.
In "Trapped in the Tomb," a treacherous explorer sets a deadly trap in an ancient Egyptian tomb, sealing his rival inside to die. When his love interest intervenes—her frantic struggle leaving telltale scratches on the villain—she becomes the key to unraveling the deception. As suspicion grows and the truth emerges, a third explorer must act fast to stop the murderer and save the man still clinging to life beneath the desert sands.
In "The Graveyard Feet," a reporter survives a mad doctor’s gruesome experiments only to discover his new feet have a mind—and a martial arts instinct—of their own. As they lead him through a web of secrets and locked doors, the truth about the doctor’s victims begins to surface. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling 1950 horror-suspense tale blends body horror with a surprising twist of vengeance.
In "The Spectre in the Castle," a man takes up residence in a haunted estate to claim his inheritance, only to find the night's eerie occurrences are far more earthly than spectral. As strange events unfold, the truth behind the ghostly rumors begins to unravel—revealing a far more dangerous threat lurking in the shadows.
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Reprinted in Crime SuspenStories #2 (1950), The Rocket's Blast-Comicollector #126 (1976), Crime Suspenstories #2 (1993), Crime Patrol #10 (2001), EC Archives: Crime SuspenStories #1 (2007), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #25 (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #28 (2020), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024), Crime Patrol #2
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