Web of Evil #17
"Return of the Dead" in Web of Evil #17 (1954) delivers a chilling tale of scientific ambition gone horribly wrong, as a scientist’s quest for immortality leads him down a path of violence and self-obliteration. Through the stark, expressive art of Louis Ravielli, the story unfolds with a haunting focus on a man who survives every conceivable death—yet remains blind to the monstrous ruin his body has become. The cover by Chuck Cuidera captures the eerie dread of the tale, a 10-cent comic from 1954 that lingers long after the final page.
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A scientist is able to make himself immortal through experimentation on human victims. He robs banks to gather enough wealth to marry his sweetheart. Nothing can kill him as he is able to survive being burned, drowned, shot at, etc. The problem is while he may be immortal, his body shows the trauma of his wounds and he's oblivious to the fact he looks like a monstrous mangled 'fiend'.
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