Here's a never-reprinted 1950s comic book tale...
... that's both about law enforcement and justice from beyond the grave!
You may note the Joe Maneely-illustrated cover doesn't really match the Bill Everett-rendered tale from Atlas' Amazing Detective Cases #13 (1952)
There are several possible reasons for that.
1) the cover and interior art were done at two different points in time, sometimes months apart!
2) The cover artist didn't have copies of the interior pages as visual reference, only plot descriptions from the editor!
3) the cover was done before the interior art as a "springboard" and the actual writer/artist(s) made changes when they were creating the story!
All three of these reasons could (and did) apply to Atlas Comics' books if the story's artist didn't do the cover...as was the case most of the time!
From issues 1 to 10, Amazing Detective Cases was a "true crime" pulp magazine, then a comic, telling tales of (allegedly) real criminals!
From 11 to the final issue, 14, it became a horror comic, ending in 1952.
3) the cover was done before the interior art as a "springboard" and the actual writer/artist(s) made changes when they were creating the story!
All three of these reasons could (and did) apply to Atlas Comics' books if the story's artist didn't do the cover...as was the case most of the time!
From issues 1 to 10, Amazing Detective Cases was a "true crime" pulp magazine, then a comic, telling tales of (allegedly) real criminals!
From 11 to the final issue, 14, it became a horror comic, ending in 1952.
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