World of Suspense #6
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Old Man Of The Mountain!", a desperate thug confronts a sorcerer, demanding the six words that can send a man into limbo—only to discover too late that the power he sought comes with a price. Syd Shores handles both art and inks for this eerie 1957 tale, while Joe Letterese provides the lettering; Bill Everett’s cover captures the moment of chilling revelation. The story takes a sharp turn when the thug, having used the incantation, breaks the fourth wall—then vanishes into limbo, only to find the sorcerer waiting, laughing.
In a chilling twist of fate, a desperate thug demands six mysterious words from a sorcerer—words said to send a man into limbo. When he uses them to trap the sorcerer, he suddenly breaks the fourth wall, turning to the reader with a knowing smirk, whispering that they "know too much." Then, with a final, unsettling incantation, he vanishes—only to find himself in limbo, face-to-face with the sorcerer, who laughs at his fate.
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Reprinted in Frankenstein & Ihmissusi #8/1974 (1974), Spider-Man Comics Weekly #59 (1974), Frankenstein #13 (1974), Le Monstre de Frankenstein #13
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