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"Death Bait" from *Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books* (2020, IDW; Yoe Books) is a gripping tale of jealousy and unintended consequence, written and illustrated with striking precision by Robert Pious. When scientist Terry unleashes a spectroscope meant to eliminate his rival Ken, the device claims his life—and awakens a malevolent spirit from the planet Algol. As the ghost of Algol hunts Ken and Nancy, their desperate flight ends in a crash, leaving Ken transformed and the line between the living and the dead dangerously blurred. The cover, a striking collaboration by Matt Baker, E. C. Stoner, and John Terrell, captures the eerie tension of a story where science and the supernatural collide.
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Terry is a scientist working on a "spectroscope", a device that creates stellar rays. Terry wants to eliminate Ken, Terry's rival for Nancy's affections. Terry's rival for Nancy's affections, Terry sets the spectroscope on high. His plans to have Ken trapped in a burst of stellar rays backfires, and Terry dies instead. Terry's ghost is infected by a creature of evil from the planet Algol. The ghost from Algol hounds Ken and Nancy, and they crash their car. Ken is turned into a ghost, yet is able to save Nancy when she is trapped by the spirits controlled by the Ghost of Algol in Terry's home.
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