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Crime SuspenStories#14
Cover: Johnny Craig

Crime SuspenStories #14

Dec 1952 · EC · 0.10 USD
“Sweet Dreams!”

In "Sweet Dreams!", Al Feldstein crafts a tense, twist-laden tale set in the rugged frontier, where trust is as scarce as water. As Hawk returns from town with supplies earned from a gold find, his quiet actions spark suspicion in his partner Ward—leading to a shocking act of violence rooted in a simple, heartbreaking misunderstanding. Johnny Craig’s chilling cover, rendered in his signature moody style, perfectly captures the story’s dark, suspenseful tone.

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writer Bill Gaines · writer Al Feldstein · artist, inker Graham Ingels · colorist Marie Severin · letterer Jim Wroten · cover Johnny Craig

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artist, inker Graham Ingels
colorist Marie Severin
letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils, inks Johnny Craig

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A thief, eyeing a rich woman's jewels for some time, decides to commit robbery one evening at her home after she and her husband had retired. Once inside, he suddenly witnesses the couple arguing and the man kill his wife. Unfortunately for the thief, the man spots him and vows to kill him as well, chasing him to the basement. There the thief hides in a chest but learns what the man had done for a living; he was a master magician whose act was plunging swords into that sword box!

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