An Important Message About Chess-Related Hygiene!

A killer has been eliminating the members of an exclusive gentleman's club, using their own hobbies to murder them!!

The Hangman is on the trail...but he was too late!

Moral: DON'T LICK YOUR FINGERS WHEN YOU PLAY CHESS!! 

What, were you born in a barn? How frakking gross. What about all the players who played after you?!?! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!

Oh, yeah, and the chess pieces might be poisoned. So don't, OK?

From Pep Comics #39 (1943)