Eerie Tales #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"The Deserted City" opens with Robert Foster seeking answers from Alonzo Spade, whose own string of birthday misfortunes leads to a chilling theory: the star Vera is poisoning his fate. As Foster grapples with the idea that the celestial body itself might be the source of his ill luck, the destruction of Vera seems to bring relief—yet something darker lingers in the silence. Penciled and inked by Emil Gershwin, this eerie tale unfolds with a haunting, atmospheric dread, while Ogden Whitney’s striking cover captures the story’s unsettling mood.
In "The Deserted City," Professor Terence Flemyng awakens from a vivid dream in which he unwittingly triggers the mass exodus of New York City’s population—only to find unsettling traces that suggest the dream might have been more than just imagination. As he grapples with the lingering unease, strange coincidences begin to blur the line between memory and reality.
In "Vera, My Dark Star!" from Eerie Tales #1 (1962), Robert Foster seeks answers from reclusive Alonzo Spade after years of his birthday bringing nothing but misfortune—only to learn the cursed star Vera may be the source. Though he believes he’s escaped her influence when the star vanishes, Vera’s grip on him proves deeper than he ever imagined.
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↩ Reprints Adventures into the Unknown #73 (1956), Forbidden Worlds #43 (1956), Adventures into the Unknown #74 (1956), Forbidden Worlds #44 (1956), Forbidden Worlds #45 (1956), Forbidden Worlds #46 (1956), Adventures into the Unknown #83 (1957), Strange Suspense Stories #48 (1960), Space Adventures #52 (1963)
Reprinted in Secrets of the Unknown #96 (1966)
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