Doll Man #9

In the scorched western desert, Dr. Verne unleashes a monstrous creation—“It”—a primal beast forged from a gibbon’s brain and ancient tissues, bound to the doctor’s will. Doll Man tracks the creature to its lair, facing the beast in a desperate showdown that ends in the furnace’s roaring heat.

When a waitress gets plucked for a screen test opposite film star Donald Moleman, she's thrilled—until the temperamental actor decides to do more than just read lines with her on set. Torchy Todd watches the chaos unfold as the screen test spirals into slapstick mayhem in this 1946 comedy short that turns Hollywood glamour into anything but.

When the Prosecuting Attorney's star witness is gunned down by the hired killer Bullseye, his superior Mantis seals his lips permanently—leaving law enforcement with nothing but suspicion and no evidence. Darrel Dane transforms into the Doll Man and, working with the determined Dacey Gavin, sets out to penetrate Mantis's web of murder and intimidation, determined to force a confession from the criminal mastermind who stays untouchable by silencing anyone who might testify against him. Bill Ward brings this cat-and-mouse thriller to life with sharp pencils and inks across fourteen pages of relentless tension.