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Manhunt #8
In "The Desert Devil," Starr ventures into a strange, isolated house after her friend Jim vanishes, uncovering a hidden criminal operation that controls radio-controlled atom bomb rockets with the power to strike New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Detroit at once. Penciled and inked by Ogden Whitney, the story blends pulp suspense with early Cold War anxieties in a striking, high-stakes thriller. The cover, by Fred Guardineer, captures the eerie mystery of the desert house with sharp, dramatic lines.