Who Is Next? #5

Jan 1953 · Pines · 0.10 USD

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“The Crushed Gardenia”

In "The Crushed Gardenia," Ross Andru's stark art brings to life the tragic descent of Herbert Cole, a man unraveling under the weight of betrayal and paranoia. When his fiancée leaves him for another, his fragile mind snaps, leading to a violent spiral that ends in a desperate final act. George Roussos and Mike Peppe’s cover captures the story’s chilling tension, a stark portrait of a man at the edge.

artist, inker Ross Andru · cover George Roussos, Mike Peppe

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artist, inker Ross Andru

cover pencils George Roussos

cover inks Mike Peppe

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The story of Herbert Cole: a paranoiac who turns killer when his fiancée leaves him for another man. After a second murder attempt he is trapped by the police - and jumps to his own death.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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