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Cover: Luis Dominguez

House of Mystery #226

Aug 1974 · DC · 0.60 USD
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“Garden of Evil”

In "Garden of Evil," chess master Alan Blake finds himself trapped in a chilling game on a cursed board where each captured piece exacts a real-life toll. When his queen is taken, his fiancée collapses—only to survive as long as Blake can promote a pawn to a queen. Leonard Starr handles both pencils and inks for the story, while Luis Dominguez delivers the eerie cover art.

artist, inker Leonard Starr · cover Luis Dominguez

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artist, inker Leonard Starr
cover pencils, inks Luis Dominguez

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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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