Crypt of Shadows #15
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "My Coffin Is Crowded," a mind-reading swami’s carefully constructed facade begins to crack when he detects what he believes is an alien infiltrator among the living. Convinced the threat is real, he confesses to years of fraud—only to find the so-called invader is just an actor preparing for a role. With Bob Bean handling both pencils and inks, this eerie 1975 tale blends paranoia and deception in a story that lingers long after the final page. The cover, by Gil Kane and Klaus Janson, captures the unsettling mood with sharp, shadowed detail.
In "My Coffin Is Crowded," a desperate convict agrees to a chilling bargain: if he’s buried alive in a marked coffin, the man who hired him will dig him up after the body is placed inside. But when the hours pass and no one comes, he lights a match—and realizes too late that the corpse beside him is the one who promised to free him.
In "I Know the Power of... the Genie!", a frustrated little girl calls upon a mischievous genie after being spanked, only to find her wish for revenge spirals beyond her control. When the genie obliterates all adults, leaving her utterly alone, she realizes too late that she misses them—and must plead for their return before he vanishes for good.
In "The Swami's Secret!" from Crypt of Shadows #15 (1975), a psychic who claims to read minds finds his powers tested when he encounters a man he’s certain is an alien preparing to invade Earth. Believing the stakes are too great to keep his own secrets, he confesses to years of fraud—only to learn the so-called alien was just an actor rehearsing a role.
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↩ Reprints Suspense #16 (1952), Suspense #25 (1952), Strange Stories of Suspense #16 (1957), Tales of Suspense #7 (1960)
Reprinted in Capitaine America #49 (1975), L'incroyable Hulk #50 (1975)
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