October 3rd, 2009
Spy-Hunters: Vengeance in Vienna
From American Comics Group, Oct. 1952, a story from Spy-Hunters #20. This story was published in the years between World War II and the Fantastic Four when superheroes weren’t synonymous with comic books as they are today. Writer and artist are unknown.
This story seems to be a sort of parallel to The Third Man, which had hit screens three years prior, with an American coming to Vienna to investigate the death of a friend. “Vengeance in Vienna” doesn’t quite live up to its inspiration, but considering it’s only nine pages long, it’s still an accomplishment.
(Thanks to reader Woollsey for sharing this scan with us!)
