Strange Fantasy #10
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Terror of Akbar," a 1954 classic from Farrell, an ancient mummy awakens in a museum, driven by the need to reclaim his lost glowing eyes—hidden in a safe. Once restored, his sight unleashes a deadly rampage, but when the eyes are lost again, his blindness leads to a tragic end on a subway track, crushed by a passing train. Penciled and inked by the Iger Shop, this eerie tale blends vintage horror with a chillingly simple fate.
In "The Terror of Akbar," a mummy awakened in a 1954 museum must hunt for his stolen, glowing eyes to regain his sight—only to lose them again in a desperate final act. As he stumbles blindly through the city’s underbelly, the ancient curse he once defied now claims him in the most sudden way.
Biff Stewart reluctantly caddies for his friend Vicki at an amateur golf tournament, but the day takes a dark turn when champion golfer Linda Haynes celebrates her third consecutive victory with champagne in the clubhouse—only to collapse, poisoned. With jealous rival Vivian Marshall the obvious suspect, Stewart isn't convinced the case is as straightforward as it seems, and begins investigating the true source of the deadly bottle.
When Jack Spratt's estranged wife Bertha shows up unexpectedly at his mountain cabin after months of separation, he's set a deadly trap to keep her from disrupting his newfound peace—but nothing goes quite as he planned. A mysterious woman delivers a cryptic message, Bertha reveals a shocking secret, and Jack finds himself racing against time in a desperate bid to undo what he's already set in motion. This 1954 tale flips the script on an old nursery rhyme with a twist that'll make you think twice about what you wish for.
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Reprinted in Weird #10 (1966), Tales of Voodoo #11 (1968), Tales of Voodoo #2 (1969), Horror Tales #8 (1969), Tales of Voodoo #4 (1969), Terror Tales #3 (1970), Horror Tales #4 (1970), Weird #5 (1971), Terror Tales #6 (1971), Tales from the Tomb #1 (1974), Horror Tales #3 (1974), Reign of Terror #[nn] (1980), Haunted Horror #17 (2015), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #24 (2018)
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