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EC Lives! #[nn]

Jan 1972 · Ron Barlow · [none]
“The Monkey”

An art dealer murders a man in order to inspire three old sisters who create beautiful tapestries upon witnessing violent deaths of people. When he finds them not working, as they claim to be uninspired, he becomes frustrated with them and admits that he murdered the man before he sent his car smashing into the wall. Angry with him for tricking them, saying murder isn't fair......it has to be an accident, like when they pushed father under the train, and the next man into the path of a car, they dismember the art dealer and weave his body parts into a tapestry.

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writer Al Feldstein · artist Graham Ingels · inker Graham Ingels · letterer Jim Wroten · cover Wally WoodWally Wood

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letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils Wally Wood
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An art dealer murders a man in order to inspire three old sisters who create beautiful tapestries upon witnessing violent deaths of people. When he finds them not working, as they claim to be uninspired, he becomes frustrated with them and admits that he murdered the man before he sent his car smashing into the wall. Angry with him for tricking them, saying murder isn't fair......it has to be an accident, like when they pushed father under the train, and the next man into the path of a car, they dismember the art dealer and weave his body parts into a tapestry.

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