Credits
Colorist(s):
? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres:
crime
Feature(s):
The Slaughter Syndicate
Character(s):
unnamed Policemen; Big George Gurnsey (villain, death); Scar Ralston (villain, death); The Slaughter Syndicate [Lew; Mike] (villains); Slim Daggett (villain); Mac (villain); Lefty (villain)
First Line:
They were the predecessors of the infamous Murder, Incorporated...
Synopsis:
The Syndicate members spot a wealthy guy and decide to roll him for his dough. Once done, they discover they just killed an infamous gangster. Turning, they are confronted by another thug, enemy of Big George, named Ralston, who hires the syndicate members to work for him as executioners. He sends them out to kill Slim Daggett, who, in turn, offers Lew and Mike $5000 to rub out Ralston, which they do. The gang of Lew, Mike and Slim now plan to rub out crooks named Mac and Lefty, but are captured by the Police on a routine card game raid!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
10
Notes:
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
The Murder Syndicate is said in the story to be one of the predecessors to Murder, Incorporated.
Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin, but it is unlikely that Severin had begun coloring at EC when this issue was colored (Cassell 2012, 33-34 and 171).
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Reference:
Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.
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Crime Patrol #9 published April 1949
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