Journey into Mystery #11
In "The Hidden Vampires," a twisted tale from 1953, a desperate plastic surgeon swaps faces with a man to win his wife—only to face a deadly twist when the husband, knowing his wife would never accept him, pretends to be the surgeon to survive. With George Tuska handling both pencils and inks, this chilling story unfolds in stark, shadowed panels, while Russ Heath’s cover captures the eerie tension with a haunting, high-contrast image.
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A plastic surgeon wants a man's wife so knocks him out and exchanges faces with him. The man knows that his wife would rather shoot him instead, so when she enters the room he pretends to be the surgeon and claims that he couldn't go through with the plan. She pulls out a gun and murders the surgeon and when she hands her husband the gun to dispose of, he shoots her.
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