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Crime Suspenstories#1
Cover: Johnny Craig

Crime Suspenstories #1

Jan 1983 · Russ Cochran · [none]
“Murder May Boomerang”

"Murder May Boomerang" kicks off with a brutal bank robbery gone wrong when Sam and Willie shoot a teller during their getaway. With a photo of them captured by an employee, Brogen panics and undergoes plastic surgery to vanish—but the results are more unsettling than he ever imagined. Written by Al Feldstein and illustrated with sharp, unsettling detail by Wally Wood, this Crime Suspenstories #1 (1983) story delivers a chilling twist on identity and consequence, all framed by Johnny Craig’s iconic cover art.

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writer Al Feldstein · artist, inker Wally Wood · letterer Jim Wroten · cover Johnny Craig

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artist, inker Wally Wood
letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils, inks Johnny Craig

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Sam and Willie hold up a bank and shoot a teller in the process. Unfortunately for them, an employee photographed them making their escape, and Brogen was identified. He decides to have plastic surgery to make him look like a different person, but what he gets is far from what he desired.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).