- "So many drug overdose cases are brought in this way -- by "friends" who dump them in the nearest doorway and run. Ooh! This is no overdose -- he's been shot -- he's dead!"
- ―Linda Carter
| "Murder Stalks Ward 8!" | |
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| Night Nurse | |
| Title: | "Murder Stalks Ward 8!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Cover price: | .20 |
| Cover date: | March, 1973 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Roy Thomas |
| Writers: | Jean Thomas |
| Pencilers: | Winslow Mortimer |
| Inkers: | Winslow Mortimer |
| Cover artists: | Winslow Mortimer |
| Cover inker: | Winslow Mortimer |
| Cover letterer: | Gaspar Saladino |
| Colorists: | George Roussos |
| Letterers: | John Costanza |
| Editors: | Roy Thomas |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Night Nurse #2 |
| Next: | Night Nurse #4 |
"Murder Stalks Ward 8!" is the title to the third issue of the short-lived medical drama & romance series Night Nurse, published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Jean Thomas with artwork by Winslow Mortimer. The cover art illustration was rendered by Winslow Mortimer as well. The story was colored by George Roussos and lettered by John Costanza. It was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with a March, 1973 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Georgia Jenkins
- Jack Tryon
Villains
- Joe "The Scar" Bronson
- Victor Sloan
Minor characters
- Christine Palmer
- Ben Jenkins
- Miss Brundage
- Mrs. Johnson
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
Linda Carter gets caught in the chaos at Metro General.
- This issue is reprinted in the Night Nurse Special one-shot graphic novel in 2015, and the Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus hardcover collection.
- Artist Win Mortimer is credited as Winslow Mortimer in this issue.
- Georgia Jenkins is the only one of the three main night nurses who does not appear in all four issues. This issue is her final appearance to date.
- Christine Palmer appears in flashback only in this issue.
- Ben Jenkins appeared last in Night Nurse #1. Final appearance to date (in this story he is only mentioned).
- This is the final appearance of Doctor Jack Tryon.
- Doctor William Sutton appears in flashback only in this issue.