Crime Patrol #7
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Field-Marshal of Murder!", Crime goes undercover as the outlaw Trigger Hancock to infiltrate a ruthless gang led by the elusive Grimmler, who's hiding in a foreign nation with a network of loyal thugs. With a daring plan to lure Grimmler into a trap, Crime uses his alias to gain the criminal's trust—only to turn the tables when the gang sets its sights on Fort Knox. Johnny Craig’s dynamic art and Jim Wroten’s crisp lettering bring this 1948 EC thriller to life, with Craig’s cover pencils and inks capturing the story’s high-stakes tension.
In "The Field-Marshal of Murder!" from Crime Patrol #7 (1948), Crime goes undercover as Trigger Hancock to infiltrate a gang led by the ruthless Grimmler, who’s holed up in a foreign nation with a network of loyal cutthroats. When Grimmler offers Hancock a place in his crew to pull off a heist at Fort Knox, the disguise becomes the perfect trap—though it’s unclear if the real Hancock can outmaneuver the criminal mastermind before the plan unfolds.
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Reprinted in Crime Patrol #1 (2000), Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #18 (2018), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #25 (2019), Crime Patrol #1
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