Spy Thrillers #2
In "The Ticking Clock," Rick races to Iowa to uncover a sinister plot threatening American agriculture, tracking down a communist agent disguised as a trust farmer. With tension mounting and the fate of the nation’s crops hanging in the balance, Rick takes bold action to stop the sabotage—before it’s too late. Written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Joe Sinnott and Joe Maneely, with a striking cover by Carl Burgos and Sol Brodsky, this 1955 spy thriller delivers suspense and sharp, period-accurate storytelling.
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Rick goes to Iowa to find out how communist agents are spreading an insect to crops, planning to use an insecticide to poison US plants. Rick discovers a trust farmer is really a communist agent and shoots his crop duster plane from the sky, ending the scheme.
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