Mystery Tales #41
"Out of the Darkness" in Mystery Tales #41 (1956) delivers a haunting twist on identity and transformation, as a man discovers his cursed mask reshapes his face in ways he never expected. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Jim McLaughlin and Sol Brodsky, the story unfolds with eerie quiet, focusing on a man whose attempts at deception lead to unexpected consequences. The cover by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos captures the tale’s unsettling mood, perfectly framing the mystery within.
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When a man tries to use a handsome mask to get rich women to marry him they keep dissolving as he proposes. When he has a change in attitude and tries to help a poor girl, he is honest with her that he is only wearing a mask, but when he removes it he finds his homely face has now come to resemble the handsome mask.
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