Mister Mystery #11
In "Beauty and the Beast!", a grotesque fashion designer named Van Shnapier constructs a robotic model named Mabel to showcase his creations—only to unleash chaos when a moment of rage damages her programming and sends her into a violent frenzy. Basil Wolverton’s wild, exaggerated art brings the story’s grotesque glamour to life, while Bernard Baily’s cover captures the tale’s twisted romance and mechanical menace in bold, dynamic lines.
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Dress designer Van Shnapier is ugly beyond description. He builds himself a robot woman to model his designs. Mabel obeys his every wish, but in a fit of fury Shnapier hits her - thus damaging the model and making her run berserk.
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