Creepy Worlds #183

Jan 1978 · Alan Class · 0.15 GBP

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“Behind the Veil!”

"Behind the Veil!" in Creepy Worlds #183 (1978) delivers a chilling blend of psychological suspense and supernatural dread, with Stan Lee and Larry Lieber crafting a tale where a desperate man’s plan to steal from his bank is derailed by a terrifying vision of himself turned deadly. Don Heck’s moody artwork and Ray Holloway’s sharp lettering amplify the tension, while Bill Everett’s cover captures the story’s eerie, otherworldly tone.

writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist, inker Don Heck · letterer Ray Holloway · cover Bill Everett

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee

writer Larry Lieber

artist, inker Don Heck

letterer Ray Holloway

cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

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A teller plans to rob his bank to pay for his wife's surgery. The guard on duty doesn't carry a gun, but the thief experiences a terrifying vision where he is irradiated and made deadly to the touch while trying to escape. It turns out that the new guard is a "psychiatrist hypnotist" who gave him the vision.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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