Web of Evil #9
In "A Pact with the Devil," a desperate Allan Mills makes a fateful discovery in a remote cave—a monstrous ape trapped between rocks. After feeding the creature and gaining its reluctant obedience, Mills soon finds his control slipping when the beast fixates on his girlfriend, Ruth. When an earthquake frees the creature, chaos erupts as Mills unleashes it upon the nearby village, leading to a terrifying descent into the earth’s depths. Chuck Cuidera’s dynamic inks bring the story’s eerie tension to life on the cover and within, capturing the primal dread of a man who thought he could master a force beyond his reach.
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Allan Mills discovers a monstrous monkey captivated between rocks in a cave. By feeding the beast, Mills tries to command him. The ape shows more interest in Mills’ girlfriend Ruth. Freed by an earthquake, the beast searches for Ruth, but is used by Mills to run amok in the nearby village. The crazed Mills hits Ruth and the giant gorilla-creature takes him underground into the bowels of the earth.
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