Four Color #340
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Murder of Slick Jon," a 1951 Four Color comic from Dell, young Footloose becomes an unlikely witness to the brutal ambush of notorious gambler Slick Jon. With Billy and Mandy the prime suspects after their father was scammed, the town’s corrupt Coroner Webb shuts down Footloose’s testimony—leaving King to help Billy escape and infiltrate the killers’ hideout. Penciled and inked by Jim Gary and Rodlow Willard, with a cover by Jim Gary, this gripping mystery unfolds in a tense, shadowed world where trust is scarce and the truth is buried under lies.
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Slick Jon the Gambler is murdered in an ambush, witnessed by Footloose, a young boy. When news of the killing hits town, the most likely suspects are Billy and Mandy, whose father was swindled by Slick Jon. Billy is arrested, and when Footloose is taken to town by King, Coroner Webb, who is part of the gang that killed Slick Jon, dismisses his testimony and threatens to send him to an orphanage. King helps Billy escape from jail and sends him to the gang's hideout to try to join up with the killers.
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