"The Rustlers of Ransom Gap!" is a standout entry in the Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library series, showcasing Al Feldstein’s masterful storytelling and artistry—both in the interior and in collaboration with Johnny Craig on inks. This 1950s-style crime thriller follows Hazel, a gentle art student whose transformation into a ruthless killer is tied solely to her blonde wig, as she takes on Slick Becker’s gang and outsmarts a new rival, Smiling Jones, in a tale of identity, vengeance, and deception. The cover, by Johnny Craig, captures the story’s sharp, noir-tinged tension with its bold, expressive lines.
Contains 27 stories
The Rustlers of Ransom Gap!
6 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero, Western-Frontier
Moon Girl [Claire Lune]Lionel ManningMayor Haskins (villain)
Portfolio of Death!
5 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Emil Antonescu (shop owner, business partner of Martine)J. S. Maxim (Police Commissioner, mention only)Dmitri Martine (villain, death)Fabros (villain, death)
The Field-Marshal of Murder!
7 pp · Crime
Captain Crime [aka "Trigger" Hancock] (introduction)General Grimmler [aka The Field Marshall of Murder] (villain, escaped Gestapo Chief, introduction, death)Grimmler's gang [Ape Benson (death)others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
Zombie Terror
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Shore Patrol CaptainJuan (island native, death)unnamed natives (all die)zombiesBlackie (villain, smuggler, death)Devoe (villain, death)
Murder By Appointment!!
10 pp · Crime
unnamed policemenBig George Gurnsey (villain, death)Scar Ralston (villain, death)The Slaughter Syndicate [LewMike] (villains)Slim Daggett (villain)Mac (villain)Lefty (villain)
Little Miss Mob Marker
9 pp · Crime
Policemen [Billother unnamed]Betty Zalman [aka Mob MarkerMiss Swenley] (villain, death)Happy Gordon (villain, racketeer)Marker's Gang (villains, some die)
The Woman Who Loved Life
10 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Ed Calhoun (policeman, Midge's husband)unnamed warehouse guard (death)Midge Calhoun (villain, death)Pete Halladay (villain, death)
The Scavenger Siren
9 pp · Crime
Toni Bassett (villain, death)Mike Malott (villain, death)Mike's mob [Spudrest unnamed] (villains, all die)Butch (villain, death)Turk (villain, death)unnamed villain (death)
I Fight Crime
9 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Ken Weston (policeman, reformed criminal)Ken's mother (death)Ken's father (death)Police ChiefJohnnyChick Blaine (villain, racketeer, death)Charlie Brandon (villain, death)"Fingers" Davis (villain, cameo)
Edna Sunday
8 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Edna's stepfather (in flashback)Albert (Edna's stepbrother, image only, in flashback)Edna's boss (death)Johnny (Edna's fiancee)Edna Sunday (villain, death)
Two-Faced Woman: The True Story of Hazel Caro
9 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Pete Caro (Hazel's brother, death)Hazel Caro (villain, death)Slick Joe Becker (villain, death)Becker's mob (villains, some die)"Grips" Hobart (villain, gang leader, death)Hobart's gang (villains, many die)Smiling John Jones (villain, villain)Jones gang (villains)
The Curse of the Jessie James Treasure
8 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier
Tom (railroad engineer)unnamed telegraph operatorCarl Dornson (telegraph operator)Sheriff's posseRobert Ford (cameo)Fred Bader (surveyor, death)Carl Harper (irrigation engineer, death)Jessie (sic) James (villain, death)the James Gang [Frank JamesHank Catell (death)John Liddle (death)] (villains)Charlie (villain, death)Charlie's partner (villain, death)
I Craved Excitement!
10 pp · Non-Fiction, Romance
Script ? [as Dorothy Doran]
Bill Davis (pilot)Dorothy 'Dotty' DoranAl Davis (mechanic)
Three Clues to Terror
9 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Joe Daniels (constable)Bill (policeman)The Mad-Man Gang [Sport OblenChuck KillingerBob] (villains)
Scott Edwards Treasury Agent
8 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Scott Edwards (special investigator)unnamed secretary (cameo)Chief George GarlandEnid Browne (San Francisco Globe reporter)Dora Mayfield (death)Dr. Kane (villain, hotel doctor, head of a narcotics ring)Torp (villain)Chimp (villain)
Woman's Treachery!
8 pp · Romance, Western-Frontier
unnamed Indian Chief (father to Grey Fawn)Grey Fawn (Indian Princess)Hal Talbot (government surveyor)Monica (mining company secretary)
The Idol's Revenge!
7 pp · Crime
Steve MurrayDotty Garand (Steve's date)Ed (villain, thief, Steve's friend, death)
Murder Writes a Policy
8 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
Mrs. Hubert Stonely (death)Ed (insurance man)Hap Shanahan (police inspector)Madge (Hap's wife)Babs (villain, Stonely's secretary)Stonely's maidHubert Stonely (villain, manufacturer)
Madman!
7 pp · Crime
Frank JamesonJanice (Frank's girlfriend and neighbor)Ugo (sic Hugo) Jameson (Frank's brother)
The Corpse in the Crematorium
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Al Gregory (an artist)Jane Walton (Al's fiance)
Curse of the Full Moon!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Ralph (death)George (villain, a werewolf)
Portrait in Wax!
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Vault Keeper (host)Robert [aka Jules Vendette] (artist, death)unnamed art buyerLord James CherringwoodHenry (villain, Robert's friend, death)
Mute Witness To Murder!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
StevePam (Steve's wife)Dr. Bask's wife (death)Heanigson (hospital worker)Dr. Bask (villain, death)
The Wall: A Psychological Study
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Clara Harper (Neal's wife, death)Neal Harper (villain)Snooky (a cat)
Cave Man
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Homer Perry (assistant curator, death)Mr. Yardley (institute director)Professor Greer (anthropologist)the caveman
Zombie!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Mr. King (plantation guest, photographer)Mr. Richards (plantation owner)Jason Morgan (former owner of Richard's plantation, death)Marie Morgan (Jason's wife, death, resurrected as a zombie, death)
