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Cover: Mike Sekowsky

Marvel Mystery Comics #86

Jun 1948 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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“Carnival of Crime”

In "Carnival of Crime," a bitter stepson returns to his cruel father's birthday festival masked and vengeful, setting a deadly trap in the midst of the celebration. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by Mike Sekowsky, this 1948 tale of family wrath and masked retribution unfolds under the eerie lights of a carnival, with Torch and Toro racing to stop a murder they can't prevent—but can they stop the theft that follows? The cover, penciled by Mike Sekowsky, captures the tension in a single, dramatic moment.

writer Bill Woolfolk · artist Mike Sekowsky · cover Mike Sekowsky

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A rich man named Garko drives away his stepson with his cruelty, and when Garko holds a festival on his birthday, the stepson, wearing a mask, returns to kill him and steal his jewels. Torch and Toro are too late to stop the murder but they prevent the theft.

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