Airboy Comics #6 [53]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Blood Red Ruby of Karton," a 1948 entry from Airboy Comics #6, Henri—a man tormented by his appearance—finds fleeting hope in a kind stranger, only to be betrayed and spiral into a violent obsession. Written and illustrated by Carmine Infantino with inks by Leonard Starr and lettering by Ben Oda, the story takes a dark turn as Henri's warped sense of beauty leads him down a path of murder. The cover, by Dan Zolnerowich, captures the eerie tension of a tale where ugliness becomes a deadly judgment.
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Hounded from the time he was young for being ugly, Henri tries to withdraw from the world until a beautiful young girl shows him kindness. But when he discovers that she is taking advantage of him because of his wealth, he kills her and her boyfriend......then a string of others. Why? Because they were ugly! However, when he meets and tries to kill someone uglier than himself....the Heap......his mind cracks and he goes insane.
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