War Against Crime #10
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Buried Alive" in War Against Crime #10 (1949) delivers a chilling tale of ancient curse and unintended consequence, centered on Malnat, the shadow god of a forgotten Samarkand temple. When a young American brings the deity’s ruby eye back to the U.S., the eerie presence of Malnat begins to surface—culminating in a twist where the real target isn’t the thief, but the friend who mocked the god with a flashlight bearing Malnat’s image. Written, drawn, and inked by Johnny Craig, with lettering by Jim Wroten, the story’s eerie atmosphere is perfectly captured in Craig’s cover art, both pencils and inks.
When a young American brings home a cursed ruby eye from a Samarkand temple, the shadow of Malnat follows him — but the real danger isn’t the myth. Steve Murray and his date Dotty Garand soon find themselves caught in a web of fear, when Steve’s friend Ed, playing a dangerous game with a flashlight that casts Malnat’s image, unwittingly becomes the idol’s target. The curse doesn’t strike where you expect — it strikes the one who dares to mock it.
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Reprinted in The Rocket's Blast-Comicollector #126 (1976), War Against Crime #10 (2001), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #25 (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #28 (2020), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #31 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024), War Against Crime #2
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