Amazing Stories of Suspense #138
"The Strange Secret of Henry Hill!" is a standout tale from Amazing Stories of Suspense #138, a 1974 Alan Class comic featuring a chilling premise rooted in jealousy and mistaken identity. Written by Bill Draut and illustrated by Bill Draut, the story follows a man whose envy of a successful rival leads him to uncover a hidden experiment involving an alien child from another dimension—only to make a fateful error that unravels everything. The cover, by Bill Everett, captures the eerie tension of the tale with a striking, moody image that perfectly sets the tone.
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A man jealous of the success of another man learns of an experiment that brought a child from another dimension to live on Earth. Thinking his success is due to his alien nature, he confronts the man and demands blackmail money, but is refused and so breaks the machine that keeps the alien in this dimension. He realizes that he was mistaken in assuming his rival to be the alien as he dematerializes.
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