More Comic Crime (Part Two)

(6) "Death Laughs Last."

By Beresford King (publishing house name).

First appearance: Crime Mysteries No. 6, March 1953.

Short short short story (2 pages).

Online at Comic Book Plus (HERE; go to text page 26).

   "They'd get a light, all right, a light that would show them the way into eternity."

Characters: Pomfret, Eva, and Harvey.

Story: It's rare when a problem is self-liquidating and especially rare when it involves a romantic triangle.

Reference: "nitro-glycerine" (Wikipedia HERE).

(7) "Terror in the Dark."

Unsigned. (Attributed to Ashley Calhoun.)

First appearance: Crime Mysteries No. 7, May 1953.

Short short short story (2 pages).

Online at Comic Book Plus (HERE; go to text page 26).

(Note: Text damaged but readable.)

   "She had learned the meaning of hate, and of patience, too."

Characters: Joe Morrell, Mary Morrell, Balk, the wino, and the cabbie.

Story: Being done in by something rotten seems like poetic justice for a rotten individual.

References: "radiator ornament" (Wikipedia HERE) and "kapok" (Wikipedia HERE).

(8) "Murder Is a Skin Game."

Unsigned.

First appearance: Crime Mysteries No. 8, July 1953.

Short short short story (2 pages).

Online at Comic Book Plus (HERE; go to text page 26).

   "The plan was simple."

Characters: Dot Lewis, Cal, Tim, Horace Wright, Tessie Lane, and Guy Weaver.

Story: While robberies always have a tendency to go wrong, the one planned for Burley's fur store takes it to a new level.

References: "three models in the window" (Wikipedia HERE) and "window dressers" (Wikipedia HERE).

(9) "One Last Bullet."

Unsigned.

First appearance: Crime Mysteries No. 9, September 1953.

Short short short story (2 pages).

Online at Comic Book Plus (HERE; go to text page 26).

   "An instant later, the report of the shot boomed dully in the thick-walled room. Then there was silence."

Characters: Scar Winters, the Inspector, and the Sheriff.

Story: Just admit it. City slickers will always be at a disadvantage when it comes to the ways of the world.

(10) "Second Attempt."

Unsigned.

First appearance: Crime Mysteries No. 10, November 1953.

Short short short story (2 pages).

Online at Comic Book Plus (HERE; go to text page 26).

   "A simple plan and perfect . . . if it worked."

Characters: Steve Chadwick, Helen Chadwick, Charlotte, and Robert Lore.

Story: There are only so many ways you can improvise your way out of a jam. Unfortunately for this murderer, he doesn't pick any of them.

Resource: 

- More Comic Crime (Part One) is (HERE).

Unless otherwise noted, all bibliographical data are derived from The FictionMags Index created by William G. Contento & edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne.

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