Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Demons of the Swamp

Here's another bat shit crazy classic from the September 1953 issue of Mysteries #3, seriously, this is one completely out of control Superior issue, and I've just decided I'll be posting the entire thing here this week (see "The Shrinking Horror" from our previous post HERE, as well as the OMG deranged "The Avenging Corpse" HERE, --that one I posted way back in 2008!) I'll have the fourth and finale story in our next post! [THOIA Archive Keyword: SWAMP for more bayou babes in weird 'n wet, terrifying troubles!]









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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous7/03/2013

    Never seen a rat with legs that long. I wonder what the artist was using as a model?

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  2. Mestiere7/03/2013

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  3. Brian Barnes7/03/2013

    As is par for the course, jodhpurs makes you incredibly stupid!

    Deep in swamp, find mysterious castle. Go in!
    See a cat rat, keep exploring!
    Hear screams: Head straight for them!

    I'll be the first to say this, but why can't our lunk-headed hero work out a deal? I'll keep the locket, I'll fight off the monsters for you, and you just have to stay in your young Betty Page mode. Simple! Win-win for everybody but the crazy swamp men.

    I like how utterly fast our hero turns on the woman, just because she says she's 200 years old. I think you just punched your way through a castle of rat-cats and swamp-men, time to let go of the hysteria over age!

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  4. Tim Whitcher7/03/2013

    "Explain that nightmare setup!"

    Pray tell! Explain!

    That rat was so freaky looking I thought it must play a part in the plot (what plot?) but to no avail.

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  5. Turok19527/03/2013

    I love that long-legged cat-rat.

    Sometimes a good story should just be enjoyed at face value. This is one such tale.

    I hope Mr. Cat-rat escaped the castle collapse.

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  6. Daniel [oeconomist.com]7/04/2013

    The “cat-rat” reminded me of a capybara; and, as a kid, I once saw a rag-bag carnival exhibit which (mis)represented a pair of capybaras as giant rats.

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  7. Gloom Raider7/04/2013

    My favorite was "It's not even human!" Because the things they faced in the dungeon were probably, you know, stockbrokers.

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  8. Tim Whitcher7/04/2013

    But stockbrokers aren't human, just like lawyers and used car salesmen.

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  9. Mr. Cavin7/04/2013

    That guy was a total jerk and his hat was ridiculous. And that looks way more like a pig-monkey to me. Loved the art and coloring in this one. I'd love to see what it might have looked like after a decent print job.

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  10. Anonymous7/05/2013

    The splash panel is very similar to the infamous "Fiends From The Crypt."

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  11. Mr. Karswell7/08/2013

    Thanks for the comments as usual! This entire issue is now here on THOIA per the latest post-- you completists might want to check the archives for "The Avenging Corpse", "Shrinking Horror", and "Death in the Night" too! Keep coming back, I'll keep posting the good stuff :)

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