Cover: Bill Everett

Journey into Mystery #7

Apr 1953 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

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“Death of a Puppet”

"Death of a Puppet" is a chilling tale from Journey into Mystery #7 (1953), a standout issue where a corpse recounts the murder of one brother by another, narrating the crime to the police from beyond the grave. With stark, expressive art by Jack Abel, the story unfolds with a haunting stillness that lingers long after the final page, while Bill Everett’s cover captures the eerie mood with his signature detail and shadow.

artist, inker Jack Abel · cover Bill Everett

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artist, inker Jack Abel

cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

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The police take down the story of a man who claims to know about the details of a murder that took place between two brothers. The sergeant assumes that the story teller is the murderer whose conscience drove him to confess and has him arrested, but it turns out the events have been narrated to the police by the corpse of the murder victim.

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