Crypt of Horror #17
"A Silver Bullet for Your Heart!" delivers a chilling twist on the classic radio drama panic, as Bill and his wife hunker down during a storm, trapped by a dead radio and a TV stuck on a single channel. What they believe is a real alien invasion—complete with flying saucers over Coney Island and a Martian ultimatum—drives Bill to a desperate act, only for the truth to unfold in a final, haunting reveal. Bob Powell’s stark, expressive art brings the domestic dread to life, while Steve Ditko’s cover, a striking homage to the era’s sci-fi aesthetics, perfectly captures the story’s eerie tone.
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Bill and his wife stay home due to a storm. Their radio is broken and their television set can only get one channel because of the weather. They see a news broadcast depicting an invasion from outer space. Flying saucers land at Coney Island and wipe out the defenders. A Martian spokesman says all inhabitants of Earth will be eliminated. Bill shoots his wife and commits suicide. But the broadcast was just "an original tele-screen drama entitled The Invasion From Mars."
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