Police Comics #17
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Red-Haired Kate" in Police Comics #17 (1943) delivers a tense, early wartime thriller from George Brenner, who wrote, drew, and inked the story with a stark, grounded intensity. The issue follows Destiny, a man whose ability to vanish at will is suddenly compromised when the ruthless Oscar Jones—linked to a string of murders—forces him into a deadly confrontation. Jack Cole’s striking cover, a moody study in shadow and silhouette, captures the story’s grim atmosphere without spoiling its suspense.
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Destiny, relaxing in his comfortable and spacious home, suddenly is put upon by the killer of 711, Oscar Jones. When he attempts to enter his "trance" state and disappear, he discovers that he has remained in place. Laying in wait for Destiny, Jones grazes Destiny with a bullet, then escapes to go on a killing spree. In the end, Jones is captured and 711 is avenged.
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