Dark Mysteries #3
In "The Dread Book of Betarin," Jim Thomas makes a fateful bargain with a mysterious, sack-like entity offering financial salvation—only to discover the price is far higher than he expected. With art by Pierce Rice and inks by Harry Harrison, this 1951 tale of greed and unseen consequences unfolds in a chilling, atmospheric style. The cover, also by Harrison, captures the eerie presence of the being with unsettling precision.
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Jim Thomas enters into a pact with a strange entity. Looking like a sack, the being offers Jim help in financial matters. In exchange the being can read Jim's thoughts. They start hassling over money and manners. Underestimating the thing's powers, Jim gets the short end of the stick.
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