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THE LIVING RITA WANTED TO LEARN THE SECRETS OF THE DEAD/HER O.UEST LED HER TO THE BRINK OF

nnE QTffSfi WOR10J 'an ancient, empty grave, now strangely filled with the mortal

REMAINS OF ONE NEWLY DEAD WAS THE DOOR... SLOWLY SHE CLIMBED'IN... SLOWLY...

>ftj ff*L^.

THEIR ACT WAS ALWAYS A SELL OUT...

WHEN OUR STORY BEGINS, RITA WAS STILL ALIVE/
ON THE MIDWAY- DANIEL, THE GREAT MIND-
READER was her Partner and lover/their r tell them the name W anna- agedI

ACT AMAZED THE CROWDS AND WAS MAKING lAND AGE OF THEIR CHILP/^L SEVEN '
THEM RICH/

T

YES, THE PEOPLE'S LOVE OF THE MYSTERIOUS KEPT THEM
CROWDING IN, BUT OF COURSE IT WAS ALL A TRICK.'
THEIR ASSISTANTS WOULD FIRST VISIT THE TOWN'S
CHURCHES...

ANP THEN VISIT THE CEMETERyANP REAP THE
HEADSTONES/

BUT ANEW, 5INISTER ATTRACTION ARRIVED, DRAWING
THE CROWDS FROM THE GLOOMX DAN ANP RITA/
THE MOBS THAT SWARMED NEXT DOOR LOOKfP
FRIGHTENED, SOMBER... ALMOST ASHAMED/

DAN- THIS NEW
FELLOW, HAMI5H..
WHAT'S HIS ACT
ALL ABOUT?

JfiTHEAUWWCECALIiDOUTNAMES OF THOSE DEAD WHOSE THE SILENCE BROKEN ONLY BY A SOB, OR
VOICES THEY WISHEP TO HEAR, HAMISM WENT IKTO A TRANCE-. WEEPING, THE CROWD STOLE FROM THE TENT.'
SUDDENLY VOICES ECHOED WEIRDLY/ A SHIVER WENT
THROUGH THE CROWD.,.

HAMISH... IT'S AMAZING'
YOU'RE WONPERFUL/

J MISS RITA -IT
IS VOU WHO ARE]

WONDERFUL'

DETERMINED TO GET AT THE SECRET
OF HAMISH, RITA PLAYED HER GAME,'

RITA HURRIED OVER TO DAM/
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AS RITA WON HAMlSH'S PRQMISE,SHE FELT HER HAMISH TOOK RITA TO AN ANCIENT GRAVEVARD/
SKIN" SHRIVEL AS HE CRUSHED HER IN AN IRON
EMBRACE/

HAMISH LOWERED HIMSELF INTO 7H£ OPEN PIT/

I HAMISH LIFTED A TRAP DOOR OF AN EMPTy GRAVE

THEN RITA, FASCINATED, INCREDULOUS, FRIGHTENED,
HEARS HER OWN FATHERS VOICE/

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AND, INDEED IT WAS AFANTASTIC.GRUESOME STORY
THAT RITA TOLD PAN/

THE NI6HT HMMSH WAS TO SAIL.. WITH HAMMERING HEART, RITA

STARTED TO PUT HER PLAN INTO
EFPECT/5HE MUST PLAY IT SMART/

r I HAVE TO

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DARLING 'I'LL

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IN A FEW

HOUAS/

yOUTAKE ONE APPLE,HAMISH/AT^
MIPNIOHT, TOMORROW, YOU EAT
yOURS AT SEA ANO I'LL EAT MINE
HERE AT THE SAME TIME/THEN.
WE'LL BOTH BE THINKING OF
EACH OTHER/

AU REVOlA,SWEET/" T DONT FORGET TO EAT 1 ** S00N AS H * MIS * DEPflRTEp,RITA RUSHED TO THE PHONE/

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y£S,AT MIDNIGHT THE FOOL ATE HIS APPLE, AND...

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POISONEP AFPLF/ONE THOUGHT

OiSESSf D RITA, TO RUSH TO THE
CEMETE87T0 MAKE HIS GRAVE
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A WILD FORCE DROVE RITA.'SHE CLIMBED
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My age is:.

*

Your name is roland adams. by all measures you should be a happy, contented soul, for you
are a sculptor upon whom fame has already cast her fickle smile, and for whom fortune waits
to embrace in her golden arms .. .if only you can live to complete for your good friend,
inspector hayes .

( I'VE ADDED ANOTHER MASK TO YOH, ROLAND,
MY COLLECTION, MARY. SOMEDAY ll HATE THEM/
IT'S GOING TO PAY OFF FQR US.. . / THEY'RE. . .

GIVE US THE MONEY TO , "V REVOLTING /

MARRY.

You SEE, POLAND ADAMS, YOU HAVE A HOBBY . . .
_A MACABRE AVOCATION ... MASKS OF THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN MURDERED OR EXECUTED.. .

Revolting ?...not to you, for you are an artist,
a specialist who seeks to capture the ultimate
in emotion.

jr

AH, BUT THESE MASKS ARE

V,

DIFFERENT! LOOK / THEY EACH EXPRESS PAIN,

AND FEAR ...THE TERRIBLE MOUNTING FRIGHT OF

ONE WHO KNOWS HE IS ABOUT TO DIE/

:^^-

And SO, ROLAND ADAMS, BECAUSE
OF THIS STRANGE DESIRE OF YOURS,
YOUR LIFE IS CAUGHT UP, ONE WARM
SPRING EVENING, IN A WEIRD WEB
OF VIOLENCE AND DEATH THAT THE
FATES BEGAN TO WEAVE WITH A
GIRL IN A PARK . . .A 6IRL ALL
ALONE.

f the FACE OF DEATH /
HMMM. UGLY, I'D SAY,

YET...BEAUTFUL IN
ITS UGLINESS.

A KILLER IS ABROAD THIS NIGHT, >
ROLAND ADAMS, A MONSTER WHO
WANTS TO SEE THE AGONY OF
PAINFUL, CERTAIN DEATH IN THE
DISTORTED FEATURES OF HIS VICTIM

Nor is he through, that grim and terrible
servant of satan. another night comes and
a late worker hurries down a deserted
street. . .to an abrupt, bloody, end .

And night after night the death list grows,
terror is an icy hand at the city's throat and
women fear for their loved ones.

HD WHAT HAS THIS TO 00 WITH YOU, ROLAND
ADAMS? WHY, DEATH MASKS ARE YOU* HOBBY.
REMEMBER? TO YOU THESE MURDERS HAVE AN
IMPORTANCE NOT USUAL TO OTHER PEOPLE.

YOU ARE EAGER TO SET TO WORK, BUT THE IN-
SPECTOR HO LDS YOU. . .TAKES YOU TO SEE THE

H i DIDN'T MEAN THE

CORONER .

-And so, roland adams.you control your
impatience. you show some curiosity... that's

the natural thing to do, isn't it ?

NO. THE WOUNDS
ARE SIMILAR, BUT OF
AN ODD SHAPE. SOME-
TIMES, EVEN, A BONE IS
CUT RIGHT THR0U6H.

NOT BROKEN. ..CUT/

ROUND, WE'RE OFFERING FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
FOR INFORMATION LEADING
TO THE KILLER/

.OU HASTEN BACK TO THE MORGUE, OSTENSIBLY
TO MAKE A NEW MASK .., BUT YOUR MIND DWELLS
ON THE REWARD. YOU STUDY THE MANGLED
FLESH OF THE VICTIM.

YES, ROLAND ADAMS, YOU KNOW WHAT THE MURDER
WEAPON 13... KN0W IT WELL ■■ .IF ONLY YOU COULD
REMEMBER/ "

THE THOUGHT IS TANTALIZING AND
SUBCONSCIOUSLY YOU FIND YOUR-
SELF WISHING THE MONSTER WOULD
KILL, AGAIN SO THAT YOU COULD
STUD* THOSE WOUNDS AGAIN. AND
ONE EVENING HE OBLIGES YOU /

A AAA^AAA GH/

This time the killer strikes
just three blocks from
your studio. you are there
when the inspector

ARRIVES .

Suddenly, you, roland a dams know how you
can claim the reward.

INSPECTOR, LET ME WORK WITH
YOU/ FROM THE DESCRIPTION YOU
GET HERE, I COULD MAKE A

MASK OF THE CRIMINAL/

THE INSPECTOR AGREES AND YOU MAKE NOTES.

. _

Then you go back to your studio and try to
builoaface of the killer from the sketchy-
observations that are supposed to form th£
picture of the killer

NO ONE HAS A FULL DESCRIPTION. BUT MY
EXPERIENCE WILL HELP ME BUILD THE FACE
AND FIND THE WEAPON/

| Fl NALLY ,YOU, ROLAND ADAMS, THE SCULPTOR, FALL
BACK ON YOUR OWN TALENT AND IMAGINATION . .'.

Then, as you near completion, you strike a
careless, poorly aimed blow.

IThere is an art store nearby, you HAVE NEVER
PATRONIZED IT MUCH, BUT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

WAS THERE AN OMINOUS NOTE IN
THOSE LAST WORDS, ROLAND ADAMS?
IF THERE WAS YOU DIDNT NOTICE IT
...YOU WERE TOO ABSORBED IN
YOUR HANDIWORK... YES, TOO
ABSORBED TO EVEN HEAR THE DOOR
OPEN, OR HEAR THE ART STORE MAN
WALK IN. ..

YOU... WANTED._

A. ..CHISEL... MY

...FRIEND

THEN ROLAND SAW THE APPROACHING.
FIGURE ANDJHE BUST WERE ALIKE/

THEN, YOU SHALL )>f YOU. . .THE KILLER/ AND
HAVE IT, MY
FRIEND/

YOUR WEAPON... A
*-\ SCULPTOR'S CHISEI

i... i should
have known.

A a AA6h/

Ah, YES, ROLAND ADAMS, YOU SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN/ TOO BAD, THE TOOL WHICH BROUGHT YOU
DEATH MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT YOU FORTUNE/ FAME
TOO. . . BUT WHO KNOWS , MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL MAKE
A DEATH MASK OF YOU/ | T|i ^ F<><< '

THERE ARE THOSE WHO SAY THE PRINTED WORD CONJURES UP EX.C1T1NG SCENES IN THE
READERS MIND/THERE ARE OTHERS WHO CLAIM THE PRINTED BOOK CAN GIVE LIFE TO
ITS CHARACTERS... IF VIVIDLV WRITTEN . BUT DAVID MURDOCK FOUND ONLY APPARIT-
IONS OF HORROR IN THE PEATH-5HAPOWEP PAGES OF HIS STOLEN

QJUIB 1

DAVIP'S
AMBITION
WAS TO
BE A
SUCCESS-
FUL

WRITER..,
BUT
YEARS
OP HEART-
BREAKING
TOIL HAD
EARNED
HIM...

'ANOTHER
'REJECTION
'SLIP/THAT'Sj
REJECTION "V—* - THE LASTV
SLIPS /ONLY 5TRAW, DAVID/
REJECTION /WHY CAN'T VOU J"
SLIPS/ J WRITE ANY;>
THING- THAT
SELLS.. I'M,
FED UP.'

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BERT AGA I N /YOU RE
[ALWAYS THROWING HIM
UP TO ME 'HE'S JUST A J
| LUCKY HACK/ICAN'T
WRrTE THE TRASH
HE SELLS/

AT LEAST HE MAKES'
MONEY/YOU'RE A
FLOP/ MAYBE YOU
LIKE STARVING, &UT i
NOT ME/

DAVID WAS STUNG TO THE QUICK /A. FEW

NIGHTS LATER HE SWAULOWEO HIS PRIDE *.N0

M3U ONLY THOUGHT TO TAKE
6ERTS PLACE IN LIFE /TO TAKE
HIS FINISHED NOVEL FOR YOUR
OWN... AND WIN BACK .JANE?

WHAT IS IT WORTH TO
YOU TO DO THIS*

DOCTOR WONG LED DAVID TO THE BACK

OF THE SHOP, AND...

1RAGED, DAVID GRABBED BERT
AND...

A FEW MINUTES LATER, BERT
STUMBLED OUT INTO HIS
SWANK LIVING ROOM...

you 'RE ""^3
f CRAZY.' YOU ^

'CANT7AKE

AND SUPPED TO THE FLOOR, A
DyfNG MAN...

DAVID WORKEO HARD KEEPING THE FIRST PART OF
HIS BARGAIN/HE FINISHED THE STOLEN MANU-
SCRIPT AND PUT WONG INTO ITS STORY/

WEEKS PA5SER..ANDTHEN ONE DAY DAVID
WAS CALLED TO THE OFFICE OP ALA*
PUBLICATIONS ...

I SHOWED
VQUTHE WO-T

AND YOU
AGREED TO

GIVE ME
HALF THE

PROFITS/

IN A FEW MOMENTS, DAVID
SILENCED THE SCREECHING
VOICE THAT DEMANDED A
SHARE.OFHIS SUCCESS...

WEEKS LATER DAVID REVELED
IN HIS STOLEN LUXURY..

AS JANES SCREAM RENT THE

AIR, DAVID SPRANG INTO TH£

ROOM TO SEE...

THE LAMP OF DOOM

By LESLIE MASON

TT WAS OVER 90, down in the mine pit. The two
■*■ men swinging their picks were stripped to the
woist, their grimy torsos gleaming like burnished
copper under the pouring sweat.

Nick stopped to mop his face. Leaning on the
handle of his axe he stared fixedly at the back of
his co-worker who was swinging up and over
rhythmically in a perfect arc. "Ping," rang through
the pit every time the steel struck the rock wall.

Suddenly the moving arms froze, the arc un-
completed. It was as though those boring eyes
4 of Nick were penetrating the wet flesh. Despite
the terrific heat, the body shuddered and the
man turned sharply around, looking with terror
into the eyes of Nick.

"Wh-why-ya looking at me like that, Nick?"
the young man asked, his voice shaking.

"Jus wondrin, Andy, what Mabel sees in ya,"
Nick replied, his eyes still boring.

A dark glaze of fear covered Andy's pupils.
The lamp on his forehead flickered brightly.

"Thafs a mighty handsome lamp Mabel give
yo," sneered Nick. "Pretty fancy with all that
chrome. Funny, when she went steady with me she
never gave me nothin."

"Why ya still stewin' over Mabel, Nick?" Andy's
voice was almost pleading. "She said she never
promised you nuthin. You two were never en-
gaged."

"So thafs what she tole yal The lyin' she-devil!"
Nick's teeth were bared as jealous rage fired his
blood.

Forgetting v his fear of the enraged Nick, Andy
automatically darted forward with clenched fist.
But Nick leaped aside, grabbed Andy's pick and
lunged the curved steel into the heart of the on-
coming man. With a low moan, Andy toppled
over, dead.

Nick stood over the corpse of his rival, a sneer
on his lips. "You snake-l got ya outta my way at
last. An don't worry— I won't take the rap, either.
It's gonna be an accident."

When he had arranged Andy's body so that it
looked as though he had tripped and fallen on
the upturned pick-axe, Nick began to yell; His
voice echoing and re-echoing through the black
vaults brought a stream of miners from the inner
recesses. It was easy, telling them about the ter-
rible accident to his friend, Andy. Everyone knew
they had been buddies. An awful thing to see your
own pal trip and fall on his own pickl Sympathetic
pats on his bent back brought an amused smile
on Nick's lowered face— What saps they werel
They didn't even realize he had killed'Andy cause
he had stolen his girl-and now he was going to
get her back again.

* * *

Ping! Ping! Ping! Ping! the singing axe rang out
in quick, ringing strokes. Nick's muscles moved
smoothly under the shiny, wet skin. A new con-
fidence filled him with well-being. He removed his
cap with the miner's lamp fastened to it and wiped
his grimy brow. The lamp glowed with a dim light
and Nick fussed with the wick. His fingers patted
the chromium trim and he snickered out loud in
the empty pit. So, now the lamp was his! And he
was back in the pit where he and Andy had
worked together. They were short-handed, but
they promised him another man in a few days.

Well, his first day back, after spending a week
mourning his dead buddy, Andy, it was good to be
alone. Kinda look around and get used to being
back. Better to be alone— just in case a ghost
should be hoverin' around. Hahaha! Ghostsl Any-
way, Andy's ghost had no power against him.
Things had turned out too well. Why, after Mabel
got used to the idea that Andy was dead, she
even let him come to see her.

One look at her and he knew things had not
changed for him. She still could make his head
reel when she turned her large brown eyes, like
velvet, on him. He had been a fool to let her go.
If he hadn't played around with that dancer,
Flora, Mabel wouldn't have turned to Andy. But
how was he to know 1 she'd find out! Well, with
Andy out of the way, he'd win her again— but
this time he'd play it more careful.

The firsjt time he called, she was very quiet.
She was dressed in black and sat pulling at a
little handkerchief in her lap. She asked him a lot
of questions about Andy's accident. Sometimes he
had to squirm. She was worse than a detective.
Lucky the police had cleared him and called if an
accident. It was creepy, too, the way she kept the
lamp she had given Andy close to her on the sofa.
Every now and then her fingers would creep out
and fondle the thing.

But she let him come back. And it was just last
night that she had asked him to take Andy's lamp.

"You were his friend, Nick. I'd like you to use
this lamp in the pit."

"But— you seem to like it, Mabel," Nick an-
swered uncertainly. "Don't you want to keep it
as a— souvenir?"

"No," she said firmly, "I now want you to have
it. Will you take it with you to the pit tomorrow?
Promise!"

So that's how he came to have Andy's lamp.
Mabel had gotten over her boy-friend's death
quickly and had pressed her own gift to Andy on
him, Nick. After all she once loved him— before
Andy— it wouldn't be hard, again. What— what
was that?

A distant rumble became a crash. Nick jumped
up in time to escape falling rock. Then H hap-
pened. Suddenly there was pitch blackness— the
darn safety lamp had gone out. But how Then
the noise stopped. Groping, he felt his way along
the walls of the pit. His hand touched wafer! A
leakage in the vein! He must get out, find the
automatic safety door.

He started tg^scream. All the men were running

to the safety door. Frantically, he groped m the
blackness. He fell to his knees and gasped as
water came up to his hips. The water was coming
through the vein in streams and fast filling the pit.
He could hear the other men shouting to him to
get to the safety door before they would spring if
shut. They just didn't understand that his lamp
went out. A miner's lamp never goes out! It's his
most vital tool. This lamp-rrit was Andy's— Mabel
made him take it— why did it go out?

Suddenly there was silence— except for the
gushing water. The men's voices stopped. Seeing
no light they assumed everyone had gotten out.
A terrible clang rang out. My God— they had
sprung the safety door! They thought he had got-
ten out, too! He tried to yell, to tell them he was
in blackness, the lamp— the lamp— was out— But
the heavy door which kept the water from over-
flowing into the other pits also shut in the sound
of his voice. As the water rose higher and higher,
up to his chest, his chin, he knew he was doomed.

When the miners reached the surface, the glare
of sunlight smarting their eyes, a girl was standing,
waiting, waiting. It was Mabel.

"Where's-where's-Nick?" she asked, an odd
smile playing on her lips.

Nick wasn't with them. When the final load
reached the top— he wasn't there. A rescue party
was formed to go back for him.

"We thought he got out— why didn't he come"
when the leak started?" they all wondered.

The rescue party worked all night. Early the
next morning they were able to raise the safety
door. The body of Nick was found— and there was
the lamp, And/s lamp, which Mabel had given
him. But it was brightly glowing.

He could have gotten out in plenty of time.
The lamp shed plenty of light. Why didn't he make
his escape?

They all wondered. But, still on Mabel's lips,
was that enigmatic smile. ,'

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