Crime SuspenStories #25
In "Three for the Money," a harrowing tale from Crime SuspenStories #25 (1954), a broken man named Tom reaches his breaking point after enduring relentless abuse from a sadistic prison guard. With the help of a desperate plan involving stolen meat and the prison’s vicious dogs, Tom sets out to exact revenge—only to reveal a horrifying twist that redefines what it means to be desperate. Written by Jack Oleck and illustrated with chilling precision by Reed Crandall, with colors by Marie Severin and letters by Jim Wroten, this 10-cent classic features a cover by Jack Kamen that captures the story’s grim intensity.
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A brutal prison guard at an outdoor prison mercilessly tortures and beats the inmates. One day one of the prisoners dies due to the abuse. Tom has had enough and plans to kill the guard. Because the prison is guarded by vicious dogs, Tom has been hoarding meat to use to distract the dogs so he can get to the guard's house outside the prison. The guard discovers the cache of meat and gets rid of it. When Tom makes a break for the house, the guard thinks the dogs will get him. But Tom shows up ready to kill, revealing he had flayed himself and fed his own flesh to the dogs.
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