Astonishing #18
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Jack the Ripper," a 1952 Marvel tale drawn by Tony DiPreta, an American skeptical of the legend travels to England to prove the infamous killer is truly dead—only to find the grave he seeks is more than a tomb. When the groundsman warns him the site is haunted, the man presses on, unaware that the past is not as buried as he believes. Cover by Bill Everett, this chilling story sets a haunting cycle in motion, one that echoes across the Atlantic with each new believer.
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An American hears stories of a new murder attributed to Jack the Ripper, who has been dead for 20 years, and figures the English are perpetuating a hoax and goes to England to prove that he is really dead. Although the local police try to dissuade him, he locates the cemetery where Jack the Ripper is buried. The groundsman directs him to the grave, but will not accompany him, claiming it is haunted. The man locates the grave, but the Ripper's ghost rises and kills him. The papers report the story, and another American resolves to make the trip to England, beginning the cycle all over again.
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