Josie and the Pussycats #62
In "The Hooded Horror of Haunted Hill," Josie and the Pussycats venture to the Cabots' mountain retreat, where a mysterious hooded figure haunts the woods, weeping and wailing. As the gang investigates an old tunnel rumored to hold gold, they’re gripped by a strange fever—only to be confronted once more by the ghostly prospector from a century past. Written by Frank Doyle and illustrated by Dan DeCarlo, with inks by Jim DeCarlo and colors by Barry Grossman, the story unfolds with eerie charm and classic Archie suspense. The cover, by Stan Goldberg and Mario Acquaviva, captures the haunting mood perfectly.
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The gang goes up to the Cabots' mountain retreat, where they encounter a strange hooded figure, sobbing and howling. The caretaker of the Cabots' cabin tells them that this was a prospector whose lust for gold got his wife and daughter killed a hundred years ago, and who still prowls the mountain in eternal anguish. When the gang goes to inspect an old tunnel the next day, they discover gold, and themselves fall prey to gold fever -- until the undead prospector returns to scare them away.
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