It’s 1940, and a phony body on exhibit in a carnival sideshow suddenly springs to life and shambles away. Not so phony after all: he is John Doe, radio commentator and archenemy of Detroit’s notorious Purple Gang. But why did he disappear in 1930, and why did the mayor, the mob, and the cops all want him dead? Collects Dead Vengeance #1–#4.

* Featuring pinups by Darwyn Cooke, Mike Allred and William Stout.

“If you like seeing comics be comics and really use the medium to transport you to another time and era, then Dead Vengeance is that book for you.”—Comic Bastards