Dæmonen #17
In "De kaldte ham...Oksen!", a desperate man pitches a wild tale to Stan Lee about a blackmailer imprisoned in a mystical ruby, forced to guide souls after death—a concept so bizarre even Tales of Suspense couldn't handle it. As the man leaves the office, he quietly mutters that his secret is safe, only to vanish mid-sentence, leaving behind a lingering unease. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1967 issue features a cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia, all wrapped in the era’s distinctive 1.65 DKK price tag.
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A man tries to pitch to Stan Lee the story of a blackmailer who becomes trapped within a mystic ruby as an agent of Fate to direct recently departed souls to their destination. Stan rejects the story as too outlandish even for Tales of Suspense and the man leaves the office. Outside, the man mutters to himself that his secret is safe since even if the blackmailer escapes the ruby no one will believe him and then he blinks out of existence.
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