Credits
Writer(s):
?
Colorist(s):
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Letterer(s):
?
Subject Matter
Genres:
crime
Character(s):
Lesley Ketchell (turns to crime); Tom Duffy (policeman); George O'Reilly (policeman); Murtaugh (villain, gambler)
First Line:
With a gun in his hand and a quart down his gullet, he thought he was all the things we wasn't!
Synopsis:
The story is told of one Lesley Ketchell, once a resident of Gary, Indiana, who believed the world was trying to make a sucker out him because he had to work hard for a living. So, he decided to double-cross the world by making easy money by gambling. Unfortunately, his excessive drinking began to ruin his life, specifically his marriage and his job, and he eventually landed in jail because he couldn't pay off his gambling debts.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) Vol. 3 #110 (June 2012)
Miscellaneous
Pages:
5
Notes:
Originally credited to Stapp, a name from Jerry Bails' Who's Who. This story is the only place Stapp is found, and he is credited to Crime & Punishment 1948 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but nothing else is known about him. He is most probably just a miscredited name from this single story.
The signature is in hand written letters and must be Starr, as the two P's are two small r's, which gives the name Starr. The writing is identical to Leonard Starr's signed story "Mad Dog of Manhattan" in Crime & Punishment #10. Starr signed his work with capital letters too, but not here. The artwork has many similarities with early Starr work like "Vampire Prowl" in AITU #3, on some grinning faces and folds in clothings.
Art credits verified by Leonard Starr in Alter Ego #110 (June 2012).
Detail
Lev Gleason
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Crime and Punishment #3 published June 1948
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