Black Cat Comics #48

In "The Lonely," a storm-tossed Johnny and the man he’d thrown overboard, Hilton, wash up on a tiny island, where survival becomes a grim game of repetition and isolation. As Johnny tries to keep Hilton from returning—first by throwing him into the sea, then by burying him, then by weighing him down—each act only deepens the silence between them. The story unfolds with quiet dread, exploring the weight of guilt and the haunting cost of being the only one left.

In "River of Blood," a 1954 horror-suspense tale from Black Cat Comics #48, prison guard Jo arrives to escort Henri Fabret to the guillotine—his final, blood-soaked spectacle. Once a man who found ecstasy in every drop of crimson, from childhood wounds to wartime carnage, Henri’s obsession has led him here, where his darkest thrill is about to be fulfilled.