Weird Mysteries #5
"Swamp Monster" delivers a classic 1953 horror tale with a twist of the grotesque, as an escaped convict bitten by a vampiric creature in the swamp transforms into a demonic beast. The story unfolds with raw, surreal energy, its visuals shaped by Basil Wolverton’s unmistakable art—pencils, inks, and lettering all his own—while Bernard Baily’s cover captures the dread with a haunting, vine-hung figure. A 10-cent comic in 1953, it’s a standout in the Weird Mysteries series for its eerie atmosphere and unexpected turn of events.
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An escaped convict is bitten by a vampiric being in the swamp and turns into a demonic beast man. When he attacks the sheriff and his deputy by leaping from a tree, he accidently hangs himself on a vine and his corpse reverts back into it's human form.
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