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Cover: Ron Wilson & John Romita & Mike Esposito

Beware #5

Nov 1973 · Marvel · 0.20 USD
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In "The Old Lady's Son," a haunting tale from 1973, a man trapped in a cycle of self-destruction confronts a truth far darker than his pain: he’s already dead, condemned to relive his final moments in Hell as punishment for taking his own life. With stark, expressive art by Manny Stallman, this unsettling story explores the weight of regret and the unseen consequences of despair. The cover, a striking collaboration by Ron Wilson, John Romita, and Mike Esposito, captures the story’s grim intensity.

Contains 4 stories
The Old Lady's Son
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Lily WellsMark MasonMrs. Mason
The Horrible House!
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Mr. Belding

In "The Horrible House!" from Beware #5 (1973), a wealthy man haunted by a dream of an atom bomb destroying his home flees to the countryside, only to build a new house on unstable ground—where the earth itself seems to conspire against him. The story unfolds with quiet dread, turning the very ground beneath his feet into a trap he can’t escape.

Bong!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Hugo WaltherKatrine LukasEric Brawne

In "Bong!", a man driven by jealousy plots to eliminate his rival for a woman’s love—only to meet a grim end when he tumbles into a bell-maker’s molten vat. His final fate is a chilling irony: condemned to live on as the soul of the town’s loudest, most relentless bell.

You Can Only Die Once!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
GeorgeSatan

In "You Can Only Die Once!" from Beware #5 (1973), a man trapped in a cycle of self-destruction finds each attempt at ending his life only deepens his torment. When a friend reveals the shocking truth—that he’s already dead, a suicide condemned to relive his final moments in Hell—his struggle takes on a new, horrifying weight.

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Raw (Fine) $8
CGC 9.8 · 2 in census $303*
CGC 9.6 · 14 in census $90*
CGC 9.4 · 8 in census $52*
CGC 9.2 · 5 in census $37*
CGC 9.0 · 4 in census $30*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $30*
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CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $30*
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CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $30*
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Full credits

artist, inker Manny Stallman
cover pencils Ron Wilson
cover pencils, inks John Romita
cover inks Mike Esposito

Reprints

↩ Reprints Mystic #6 (1952), Adventures into Terror #8 (1952), Mystic #19 (1953), Adventures into Terror #29 (1954)

Reprinted in Fantastic Four #40 (1974), L'étonnant Spider-Man #40 (1974), Fantastic Four #57 (1976)

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