Crime SuspenStories #19
In "The Killer," a chilling tale from Crime SuspenStories #19 (1953), a man’s obsession with gruesome murder stories takes a deadly turn when his own dark plans unravel under the cold light of a lunar eclipse. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with art by George Evans and colors by Marie Severin, this gripping story unfolds with a quiet dread that builds to a shocking twist—no full moon, no werewolf, just a man caught in his own trap. The cover, penciled and inked by Al Feldstein, captures the story’s tense atmosphere with stark, unsettling precision.
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Wilbur always enjoyed recounting the gory murder details found in his column in The London News to his wife, who promptly told him to shut up in a very loud voice. But he touted to her that all the murders occurred under a full moon and that a werewolf had to be responsible. He planned to kill his wife, as he had done to three other women, then claim he was lycanthropic, a victim of the full moon. Unfortunately for him, January 29, 1953, had a full eclipse of the moon at the time of the murder, so poor Wilbur was sentenced to death for pre-meditated murder.
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