Cover: Paul Reinman

All-American Comics #69

Nov 1945 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Backwards Man!”

In "The Backwards Man!", a wrongfully imprisoned criminal emerges with a twisted new mission: to commit crimes in reverse order, turning the very act of wrongdoing into a surreal, mind-bending spectacle. Written by Alfred Bester and brought to life by Paul Reinman’s dynamic art, this 1945 tale from All-American Comics #69 delivers a uniquely bizarre twist on the crime genre. The cover, also by Reinman, captures the eerie, inverted energy of the story with striking precision.

writer Alfred Bester · artist, inker Paul Reinman · cover Paul Reinman

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Jeff Mutt

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writer Alfred Bester

artist, inker Paul Reinman

cover pencils, inks Paul Reinman

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A bizarre criminal, having served time for a crime he didn't commit, decides to not only commit that crime, but to commit a series of crimes: in reverse!

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