Pep Comics #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Mosconian Menace: Part 1," a century-old family curse resurfaces when Lady Brenda of the Crackenthorpe estate is forced to bow to a demon tied to her ancestors' dark bargain. With the earl dead and suspicion rising, detective Bentley investigates three possible culprits—his brother Lionel, the butler, and a seemingly indifferent cousin—each with secrets of their own. Written by Manly Wade Wellman and illustrated by Sam Cooper, this eerie mystery unfolds under Irv Novick’s striking cover, all in a 10-cent comic from 1940.
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Legend tells of a Crackenthorpe ancestor who summoned a demon to gain riches to start the family fortune. The bride of each Crackenthorpe heir must bow to the demon, which Lady Brenda does. When her husband, the Earl of Crackenthorpe, comes to save her, the demon kills him. Bentley suspects murder, the suspects: The earl's brother Lionel who is the heir and loves Lady Brenda, the butler who is mentioned in the will, and a cousin who seems to have nothing to gain. Bentley exposes the cousin's plan to masquerade as the demon, kill the earl, and frame Lionel in order to inherit the title himself.
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