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Cover: Tom Sutton

Ghostly Haunts #38

May 1974 · Charlton · 0.25 USD
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“The Devil's Chessman”

In "The Devil's Chessman," a writer’s imagination takes terrifying form when his creations step out of the pages—only to be undone by the very papers that birthed them. With Tom Sutton’s moody art bringing the eerie tale to life, the story explores the perilous power of creation, as a reporter confronts the cost of bringing nightmares to life. Cover by Tom Sutton.

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writer Joe Gill · artist, inker Tom Sutton · letterer Ray Burzon · cover Tom Sutton

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writer Joe Gill
artist, inker Tom Sutton
letterer Ray Burzon
cover pencils, inks Tom Sutton

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The characters a writer creates come to life, but he can destroy them be throwing their "creation papers" in the fire. A visiting reporter first wants to preserve his creations, but seeing the wisdom in destroying his monsters tosses all his papers in the fire, making all the creations disappear...including the writer!

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