War Against Crime #6
In "The Woman Who Loved Life," a 1949 EC Comics standout, Johnny Craig crafts a gripping tale of ambition and consequence, with all art and inks by the writer himself. Midge, restless in her routine, trades her quiet life for a dangerous path of greed, using her policeman-husband’s secrets and a volatile partner to fuel a string of crimes—until the truth begins to unravel. The cover by Johnny Craig captures the story’s tense, shadowed mood, perfectly framing a tale that builds suspense with quiet menace.
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Bored with her daily routine, Midge wanted furs, jewels and nice clothes, and when offered the opportunity, she went for it with strong greedy fingers, using robbery, murder and mayhem. Getting tips from her policeman-husband in order to tip off gang members where to pull jobs, and taking on a partner, Pete Halladay, all seems great until her husband begins to suspect his wife is behind the recent robberies. Then her partner drills her husband and he ends up in a coma, leading to an unexpected conclusion.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).