Dark Mysteries #12
"Voices of the Dead" in Dark Mysteries #12 (1953) delivers a chilling tale of ambition and retribution, where a struggling writer's desperate deal with the enigmatic Dr. Wong spirals into a haunting reckoning. With Hy Fleishman handling both the interior art and cover, the story unfolds with a gothic dread, as the price of success proves far more than just a financial debt.
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A failing writer asks Dr. Wong to help him become a successful writer. Wong agrees but only if he gets half of everything he gains from the success of his book. After becoming a success, the writer kills Wong to avoid paying him his fee. Wong comes back from the dead and takes half of the writer's beautiful girlfriend as payment.
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