Ahhh, it's that time of year again already when everyone starts getting sick and infecting everything around them. Flu, strep, and crummy Covid (yes, it's still around and still very real) everywhere, so what's a fella supposed to do? That's right, grab your very best mannequin girlfriend and run for the hills! This is a real oddball Atlas entry from the Feb '53 issue of Uncanny Tales #5, --and one that Mr. Karswell can completely identify with!-- and according to the Atlas Tales page, "inspired by the Albert Camus novel, "The Plague" from 1947.
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I really appreciate how a horror story can take the "love conquers all" and make it so absolutely dark. People dying in agony everywhere but this guy -- who the story does NOT treat well -- love this mannequin so much that it gains the ability to infect and kill others!
Sure, did the guys who stole her deserve it? Probably? But I bet they spread it to other people who didn't!
And, we get a "happy ending?" Yeesh!
I love the title font, the coloring is crisp, last panel on page 4 is a great image, art, staging, coloring.
Now excuse me while I get ready for bikini season.
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