Crypt of Shadows #17
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Menace of Shandu!", a man’s fragile grip on reality unravels when his brother claims to commune with their dead mother—provoking violent rage and a desperate act of revenge. After his wife poisons him, he believes he’s survived, only to return home to find her indifferent and his brother eerily whispering, “I see all dead people, don’t I, Philip?” Tony Di Preta handles both pencils and inks for the chilling interior art, while Gil Kane and Tom Palmer deliver the haunting cover.
In "The Menace of Shandu!" from Crypt of Shadows #17 (1975), a curious boy stumbles upon a mysterious book in a dusty used bookstore, only to accidentally summon a vengeful genie who swears to torment him after granting his single wish. When the boy wishes for everything to return to how it was before he entered the shop, he walks away with no memory of the encounter—though something in his instincts keeps him from ever buying that book again.
In "My Brother Harry," a man's fragile grip on reality unravels when his brother claims to hear their dead mother's voice—enough to drive him to violence. After his wife poisons him, he believes he's escaped death, only to return home to find her unmoved, while his brother quietly confirms what he can no longer deny: *I see all dead people, don't I, Philip?*
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↩ Reprints Strange Tales #5 (1952), Astonishing #57 (1957), Strange Tales #83 (1961)
Reprinted in L'étonnant Spider-Man #51 (1975), Capitaine America #50 (1975)
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