IT RHYMES WITH LUST

This "picture novel" from 1950, was produced in digest form and drawn by the premier good-girl artist of comics at the time, Matt Baker. It has been called comics' first graphic novel and also is the first comic book work by writer Arnold Drake, who went on to be a major contributor at DC and is best known for co-creating Deadman. Hal Weber, a one-time crusading journalist, is summoned to Copper City by his old flame Rust, after the death of her politically powerful and rich husband. At the same time, he's drawn back to this evil femme fatale. He falls for her beautiful stepdaughter, Audrey, who is greedy, heartless and calculating. She knew what she wanted and was ready to sacrifice anything to get it.

Not only is this a riveting story, it's also a full, lengthy graphic novel. It has large panels (from full page images to 3 or 4 per digest-sized page). There are even chapters, just like a standard novel. Condition: Fine. Two small scratches at bottom front cover with color lose. Tipped corners.