Web of Evil #16
In "The Medium of Murder," master medium Zakor uses his supernatural powers to manipulate the underworld, enlisting gangster Keller to eliminate rivals through ghostly apparitions—his assistant Maja carrying out the killings in disguise. When Zakor turns on Keller and seizes control of the criminal empire, his dark reign is cut short by a terrifying, real ghost that has other plans. Art by Chuck Cuidera, with cover by Charles Nicholas and inks by Cuidera, this 1954 thriller blends occult intrigue and mob suspense in a chilling tale from Quality Comics.
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Zakor, master medium, offers his services to underworld czar Keller. Zakor conjures ghosts from beyond to dispose of Keller’s rival mobsters. The gangster obeys his every wish, although Zakor employs a trusty assistant named Maja to commit the murders in costume. Then Zakor takes over the crime business himself and pushes Keller out of the picture. But now a real ghost appears and murders the evil Zakor.
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