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Super-Mystery Comics#2
Cover: Lou Ferstadt

Super-Mystery Comics #2

Apr 1944 · Ace Magazines [1940s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
“Blood Payment For Black Market Beef”

In "Blood Payment For Black Market Beef," a 1944 thriller from Super-Mystery Comics #2, Nadya Burnett’s life unravels after a traumatic accident leaves her face permanently scarred. Haunted by her disfigurement, she turns to vengeance, using acid to ruin the appearances of those she believes are too beautiful—until her spree is interrupted by the mysterious Mr. Risk. With bold visuals by Lou Ferstadt, who both pencils and inks the story and the cover, this issue blends psychological tension with the gritty realism of wartime comics.

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artist, inker Lou Ferstadt
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Severely scarred by a falling light, Nadya Burnett suffers from misshapen left side of her face. Her vanity leads her to destroy the good looks of others with acid, but is stopped by Mr. Risk, who watches her apparently fall to her death.

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