Cover: Ruben Moreira

House of Mystery #8

Nov 1952 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Tattoos of Doom!”

In "Tattoos of Doom!", a 1952 House of Mystery tale, a man haunted by guilt after a murder on a treasure hunt begins seeing his victim in eerie, recurring visions. With the police using a ghostly figure to break his silence, Danvers must face the consequences of his crime in a story drawn with atmospheric flair by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris. The chilling cover by Ruben Moreira captures the tale’s unsettling mood.

artist Howard Purcell · inker Charles Paris · cover Ruben Moreira

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Cast · 2 characters

Buzzy Brown Red Ryder

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artist Howard Purcell

inker Charles Paris

cover pencils, inks Ruben Moreira

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While on a treasure hunt, Danvers murders his partner Rainier. His guilty conscience makes him see Rainier on different occasions. The police confront Danvers with an agent in a ghost suit to make him confess his crime.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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