House of Mystery #5

Aug 1952 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Man with the Strangler Hands!”

In "The Man with the Strangler Hands!", John Croydon stands accused of a string of crimes, claiming his hands—now bound to a life of violence—were grafted onto him by a jungle witch doctor after a plane crash. Curt Swan’s art brings the eerie, pulp-inspired tale to life, as Croydon’s wild story clashes with cold, hard evidence. The cover by Ruben Moreira captures the story’s haunting mood with striking, shadowed detail.

artist Curt Swan · cover Ruben Moreira

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artist Curt Swan

cover pencils, inks Ruben Moreira

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John Croydon commits a series of robberies and murders. When caught by the police he tells a fantastic tale: His hands are those of a gangster who died in a jungle plane crash. A witch doctor transplanted them to Croydon, thus condemning him to a life of crime. The police prove him wrong.

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