Cover: Curt Swan & George Klein

House of Mystery #12

Mar 1953 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Devil's Chessboard”

In "The Devil's Chessboard," chess master Alan Blake finds himself trapped in a sinister game on a cursed board where each captured piece exacts a real-life toll. When his queen is taken and his fiancée collapses, only a desperate pawn promotion offers a fragile hope. Leonard Starr handles both art and inks for the eerie interior, while Curt Swan and George Klein deliver the chilling cover.

artist, inker Leonard Starr · cover Curt Swan, George Klein

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Full credits

artist, inker Leonard Starr

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks George Klein

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Chess expert Alan Blake engages in a deadly game on the magical "devil's chessboard" where every lost piece equals a loss in real life. When Blake's queen is taken, his fiancée suffers a heart attack. She survives only, because Blake can promote a pawn to a queen.

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