There's another random, isolated comic book panel making the Tumblr meme rounds (see the middle image at the top of page 5 below.) A few people wrote in asking what it's from, so here we go with a Mike Sekowsky illustrated tale about a struggling actress trapped in an unholy Hollywood nightmare. For a story packed with grave robbing, black magic, and the resurrection of an evil snuff film maker, you'd think this would all be a bit more unnerving instead of just spooky silly, but it still has its moments. GCD notes that Vince Alascia contributed the inks here as well. From the April 1952 issue of Hand of Fate #10.
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I can only imagine this tale being turned into a Gallio, with some strange dream sequences included to enhance the weirdness.
'His eyes...fascinate me.' His eyes, er, he only has one.
"...He committed suicide to temporarily escape the world that would not recognize his genius!" I'm pretty sure that suicide is permanent, with the possible exception to the film Psychomania, and even then, a deal with the devil is needed in order to return.
Maybe it is just me, but I am Not going to any cemetery at night for any reason. Just my luck I would get a spirit to follow me home and move in with me. I don't want a room mate, I am happy loving alone.
Another thriller from the archives of 50's horror comics fun!
I love Count Marko -- I can appreciate somebody that is so dedicated to his craft that he stages snuff films, gets a chauffeur to wait decades to finish his plan, kills himself, comes back as a black magic corpse and gets right back to the shooting film.
Guy doesn't even take a shower after being in the grave that long! Just jumps right to filming!
I love his weird skeletal look where his teeth seem to be part of his skin. I'm not sold on the happy ending, though, Jane was really willing to go ahead with satanic level stuff to get a job as an actress, and only backed out when her own neck was on the line (yes, hypnotism, I get it, but still ...)
Last page, panel 3, that's a great wavy flame effect.
I never really expected Jane to come out all right. Even though I'm glad she did, she's enough of a self-interested character to get "punished" at the end. Obviously, the grave-robbing alone could cause that!
I like this unflinching peek into the realities of Tinseltown disappointment. Even the entertainment press must moonlight as boneyard night watchmen. Listen to that guy go on and on!
This is a pretty neat story about a young woman who will slog the extra mile to be successful at her job. Without the paranormal trappings--the cash manifesting semi-ghost of an artificially induced coma patient--it really works as glorious goth. A young actress has her head turned by the local good luck spooky-doo and goes on to dig up the grave of a famous director in an attempt to make it big. That's a great true crime style tale about a lady with gumption. If we really want to flirt with the paranormal, she can attempt to bring Count Marko back to life herself. They have labOORatories and lightning rods in Hollywood, too.
Sort of Frankenstein meets Sunset Boulevard, I guess.
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