Feature Comics #138
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Minstrel's Ballad of Mayhem," a quiet night in Lala’s home turns uneasy when a mysterious noise stirs the household. Vince investigates, dismissing the intruders as a cat—only to return to sleep as the thieves make off with belongings. Written, drawn, and inked by Bernard Dibble, this eerie 1949 tale from Feature Comics #138 delivers a tense, atmospheric moment of domestic dread, with Bill Ward’s cover capturing the story’s unsettling mood.
In a single, sharp page from Feature Comics #138, Butch’s attempt to ask for a raise spirals into a surprise punch when his boss, Bangs, walks in at the wrong moment. The absurdity of the moment lands perfectly, turning a nervous plea into an unexpected victory—no punches are thrown in the end, but the outcome is anything but predictable.
In a quiet night scene from Feature Comics #138, Lala is startled by a noise in the house, only to have Vince dismiss it as a cat—though the truth is far less harmless. As the two intruders quietly make off with belongings, Vince lies back down, unaware of the real trouble just beyond his bedroom door.
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Reprinted in Feature Comics #138 (1949)
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