From the December 1954 issue of Hand of Fate #25
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Witch’s Wicked Words
I’ve been told that the artist of our next story is not Jack Davis… but it’s so much like Jack Davis it’s scary! What I do know is that we have here a really nifty story, a wild blend of hardboiled gangster violence, time travel, and witch craftiness… it’s definitely one of the more entertaining Ace tales, and the noir-ish tough guy talk is totally hysterical. Mostly, I’m just a sucker for any story that ends with a big smokey “BLAM!”
From the December 1954 issue of Hand of Fate #25
From the December 1954 issue of Hand of Fate #25
this does look alot like jack davis stuff...... love when he calls the people witch crazy goons at the end before he kills himself
ReplyDeleteIf anyone knows who this artist is please let me know. I'm a little short on Ace titles in my slowing growing collection, but I'm also curious to know if this artist appears in any other issues as well.
ReplyDeleteBLAM!
Who says this isn't Davis?
ReplyDeleteJack Davis says so!
ReplyDeleteIt's Larry Woromay, I believe. He worked mostly for Atlas.
ReplyDeleteMike H
Concensus seems to be Woromay. It's amazing how many people were imitating Davis, at least 3 that I can think of, but (and maybe they tried) I don't remember many people doing Ghastly. Modern guys (great in their own light) like Ploog or Wrightson has a lot of Ghastly in them, but I'm not sure who did it during his time at the top.
ReplyDeleteA good read, I love the sudden time machine!
The story took a weird left turn when Frink literally stumbled upon a time machine and wound up in 15 Century Germany. Incidentally, guns existed in 15th century Germany: though guns small enough for a man to carry were still rare, and I don't think pistols had yet been developed. Then again, Frink was an idiot.
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