Adventures into Terror #13
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Don't Try to Outsmart the Devil!", a woman stranded by a broken-down car stumbles into a haunted house where women have vanished—only to be met by a mysterious, bundled figure she assumes is the killer. When a second man bursts in, the truth unfolds in a chilling twist: the stranger had been posing as the killer to lure and destroy him, avenging his wife’s murder. With moody art by Don Perlin and inks by Abe Simon, and a haunting cover by Bill Everett, this 1952 tale of suspense and deception delivers a classic horror punch in a 10-cent comic.
In "Don't Try to Outsmart the Devil!", a man’s desperate bid for immortality backfires in grotesque fashion when he strikes a deal with Satan—only to find his heart keeps beating long after his body has decayed. The story chillingly explores the price of eternal life, where the promise of endless existence becomes a nightmare of unending decay.
In "The Hands of Death," a woman stranded by a broken-down car finds refuge in a remote house, only to face a terrifying stranger wrapped in shadow. When a second man bursts in, the truth behind the disguise unravels in a moment of chilling revelation. The story unfolds with tense, quiet dread, building around a desperate act of vengeance and a fragile hope for justice.
In "The Man Who Talked to Rats," a desperate nephew strikes a chilling bargain with a reclusive stranger in a shadowed alley, hoping to inherit his uncle’s fortune. The stranger’s eerie power over rats soon sends a horde into the estate, where the uncle and nephew alike face a fate far worse than death.
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Reprinted in Journey into Mystery #17 (1954), Vampire Tales #3 (1974), Giant-Size Werewolf #3 (1975)
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