Adventures into the Unknown #8
In "The Evil Ones!", scientist Terry, driven by jealousy, unleashes a spectroscope meant to trap his rival Ken in stellar rays—only to die himself. His ghost is seized by an ancient evil from the planet Algol, which now haunts Ken and Nancy. As the duo flees the spectral menace, Ken is transformed into a ghost, forced to protect Nancy from the malevolent spirits that now control Terry’s former home. Penciled and inked by Robert Pious, this eerie 1949 tale of vengeance and the afterlife features a chilling cover by Edvard Moritz.
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Terry is a scientist working on a "spectroscope", a device that creates stellar rays. Terry wants to eliminate Ken, Terry's rival for Nancy's affections. Terry's rival for Nancy's affections, Terry sets the spectroscope on high. His plans to have Ken trapped in a burst of stellar rays backfires, and Terry dies instead. Terry's ghost is infected by a creature of evil from the planet Algol. The ghost from Algol hounds Ken and Nancy, and they crash their car. Ken is turned into a ghost, yet is able to save Nancy when she is trapped by the spirits controlled by the Ghost of Algol in Terry's home.
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