You might have heard of the term "feet of clay", but in this tale, "Beware the Graveyard Clay" from BAFFLING MYSTERIES #14 (Ace, March 1953) you'll be more likely to say "head of clay" by the end of the story. An unstable sculptor (a character type used in numerous pre-Code titles) becomes obsessed with the daughter of his benefactor. Of course, he'll stop at nothing to win her over. As usual, things don't turn out quite the way he planned. Charles Nicholas is the illustrator.
The bizarre, non-PC cover by Frank Giusto is worth adding here. It's too bad they're wasn't a story about it in the issue.
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