I hope everyone enjoyed the week of true crime horror, but who's hungry now for a mealtime mix of monsters and the macabre? This tantalzin' tale of terror by Myron Fass and from the December 1954 issue of Journey into Unknown Worlds #32 should whet your weird lil whistles wonderfully...
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A satisfying if nonsensical ending. What an asshole. And no real indication why people kept catering to his stupid whims.
It looks like they lifted the idea from 'Feast of the Ghouls' posted on THOIA back in February 27, 2015, where in both tales the gourmands are snobbish and disrespectful to everyone they meet, and both end up as the main course.
I hope Grimsby's sour disposition didn't give the gods indigestion.
The cab driver on page two, middle left panel, he looks like PA Senator John Fetterman. Once you see it you can't unsee the resemblance.
This was tasty terror treat before the Christmas feast for many of THOIA readers.
Happy whatever you celebrate followers of THOIA, and especially to you Karswell.
I said this before, but as an alternate to a good snap ending you can always just build up a giant jerk throughout the story so no matter what the ending is, it is well deserved and full of black humor.
This is something Atlas did well.
Those are *great* monster gods. I love their black eyes and white teeth that's an awesome image.
Is this post code? Indica says Dec 54 but it doesn't have the seal on it. This could easily be a post code story, there's no blood, no vampires/werewolves/ghouls, and no real violence (only implied.)
Just checked -- one more issue before the seal appears so this counts as pre-code!
John Fetterman without his exaggerated "common man" wardrobe!
Yes, it is possible to see the likenesses of politicians in this story, he said dryly. If you'd only Photoshop Big Macs into all those raving food panels...
I really like that second panel on page two with the spooky looking Turkish (?) gents. You know, I don't always love Myron Fass as an artist, but he did a pretty bang up job here--and made it all look like a lot of fun to do in the process. I agree with Brian, those horror gods at the end there are super. Odd that they are imagined as part of a Greek pantheon, but that does work out pretty well as the next port-of-call from Alexandria. I kinda want to see the Fass version of the Clash of the Titans now.
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