Crypt of Shadows #10
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Man in the Tank!", a curious scientist becomes obsessed with a mysterious jacket that swallows anything placed in its bottomless right pocket—leading him down a rabbit hole of strange experiments and increasingly desperate attempts to communicate with the unknown. Ross Andru's dynamic art and Mike Esposito's inks bring a surreal, creeping dread to the tale, while John Romita and Ernie Chan's cover captures the eerie allure of the jacket’s hidden depths. A 25-cent mystery from 1974, this issue stands out for its unsettling premise and quiet, escalating tension.
In "The Man in the Tank!" from Crypt of Shadows #10 (1974), a desperate man takes refuge in a sealed water tank during a tense, isolated moment—only to find himself trapped as the train’s routine water refill drains the tank, leaving him stranded in rising darkness. With no way out and time running short, his struggle for survival becomes a chilling race against the slow, inevitable pull of the water.
In "You Can't Touch Bottom," a curious scientist becomes obsessed with a strange jacket whose bottomless right pocket seems to pull in anything placed inside. As he experiments with increasingly bizarre items—ranging from notes to his own belongings—he grows desperate to uncover the mystery of the dimension beyond the fabric. When he finally risks his own head to peer inside, he vanishes completely. The next day, the pocket is found with a bottom sewn in, as if the void had finally been sealed.
In "A Scream in the Dark!" from *Crypt of Shadows #10* (1974), a couple steps through the final turn of the tunnel of love only to find themselves suddenly aged and alone in an empty fairground. As they scramble back the way they came, they emerge at the front gate—still alive, still real—but now burdened with years they never lived.
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↩ Reprints Mystic #16 (1953), Mystery Tales #15 (1953), Uncanny Tales #12 (1953), Marvel Tales #129 (1954)
Reprinted in L'étonnant Spider-Man #42 (1974), Capitaine America #53 (1976), Fantastic Four #59 (1976), Cryptology #1 (2024)
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