Feature Comics #57
In "The Japanese Doll Man," a daring young woman named Dianne uses a mysterious green rubber mask and a clever plan involving spiders to infiltrate a mobster's lair in 1942. With help from her gardener’s arachnid allies, she uncovers a dangerous conspiracy tied to a traitorous figure named Lardo, all while evading capture in a tense, high-stakes showdown. Written and illustrated by Frank Borth, with a striking cover by John Devlin, this issue blends espionage and suspense in a classic Quality Comics adventure.
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A pair of mobsters visit Dianne's home, needing some gasoline for their getaway car. Dianne then donned an old green rubber mask, gathered some of her gardener's pet spiders, and hid inside the crook's trunk. When they arrived at the criminal's lair, she first learned that Lardo was sympathetic to Hitler, then scared his men with black widow spiders, over-coming all of them for the Police to round up.
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