Fight against Crime #6
"Horror of the Clutching Hand" delivers a chilling 1952 tale from the pages of Fight against Crime #6, where writer Ellen Lynn crafts a tense, first-person narrative through the eyes of Betty Lewis. When her husband, sea-diver Jack Lewis, is hired to recover sunken jewels, the job turns deadly—leading to a drowning and a vow of vengeance from the depths. Cover by Bill Fraccio captures the story’s eerie suspense with stark, shadowed imagery.
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Branson hires sea-diver Jack Lewis to recover jewels from a sunken boat. The jewels are really smuggled drugs and Branson drowns Lewis to keep him quiet. As Lewis sinks to the bottom he vows revenge. Story is told from Betty Lewis' point of view.
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