Tortured Hearts #[nn]
In "The Perfect Woman," a man’s Mardi Gras wedding takes a chilling turn when his bride, veiled in a hag mask, refuses to remove it—no matter how gently he asks. As his unease grows, the moment he finally pulls it off, the truth beneath the mask reveals something far more unsettling than he ever imagined. Written by William M. Gaines and Al Feldstein, with art by Reed Crandall and colors by Michael Atiyeh, this haunting tale unfolds in a style that’s both elegant and unnerving. The cover by Dustin Weaver captures the eerie intimacy of the moment, a perfect match for the story’s slow-burning dread.
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A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. She continually puts off his requests to remove her mask until he becomes agitated enough to bodily pull the mask off of her head whereupon he realizes she wasn't wearing a mask.
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