Five-Score Comic Monthly #45
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Prisoner of the Golden Mask," journalist Jane Howard recalls a chilling encounter with Joe Kerr, the desperate gambler obsessed with finding a mysterious "joker" card—his obsession ultimately costing him his life. With Curt Swan handling the interior art and Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff bringing the cover to life, this 1962 tale blends suspense and regret in a story that lingers long after the final panel.
In "The Forbidden Stones of Zhatec," two colossal phantom warriors clash within the halls of a city museum, their spectral forms born from an ancient temple now on display—locked in a timeless duel for a long-lost treasure buried beneath the stones.
In "Fate Holds Four Aces!", newspaperwoman Jane Howard recalls her brief but intense encounter with Joe Kerr, the desperate gambler chasing a mythical "joker" card—only to meet a fate sealed by his own obsession. The story lingers on the weight of chance, regret, and the quiet cost of a single, reckless choice.
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