Doll Man #10

In "The Man Called Grim," a mysterious figure named Grim sets his sights on preserving Martha and her friend Luther in suspended animation, believing that in a century’s time, they’ll be the only ones strong enough to rule over a world weakened by time. Written by a nameless hand and illustrated by the artist behind Doll Man’s world, this 1946 tale unfolds with a chilling precision, as the line between protector and tyrant blurs in a story of time, power, and the cost of survival.

Martha Roberts stumbles onto a sinister plot when a life mask artist is attacked and the ears mysteriously destroyed from a portrait of jury foreman Philip Randolph—a discovery that reveals Trigger Zerlin's scheme to plant an imposter on the jury to protect one of his men from murder charges. As Martha races to expose the fake before a guilty verdict can be overturned, she must contend with Zerlin's gang and uncover how a criminal double managed to fool an entire courtroom. The solution hinges on one detail a plastic surgeon couldn't replicate: human ears are as unique as fingerprints.

When Darrel Dane's fiancée asks him to check on a neighbor's troubled husband at a notorious gambling club, he discovers the perfect excuse to investigate the ruthless Sport Gurk and his operation. Switching to Doll Man form, the tiny hero infiltrates the club and witnesses Gurk's scheme to manipulate the neighbor into stealing bank secrets—but he'll need to outmaneuver the crime boss and his gang to save an innocent man from prison. It's a high-stakes game where one wrong move could cost everything, and Doll Man has to be smarter than a cheater with all the cards.