Justice Traps the Guilty #16
In "Debt of Honor," Lionel’s quiet drive through a remote mountain range takes a terrifying turn when a blur darts into a nearby cave, drawing him in despite his better judgment. Left with only the hum of the radio and the growing dread of the dark, he’s ambushed by a swarm of man-killing bats—sudden, relentless, and utterly inescapable. The story, illustrated with stark, atmospheric spot illustrations and lettered in typeset, features a cover by Marvin Stein that captures the moment of dread with chilling precision.
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Lionel reached the top of the mountain range. He mused that he should flip off the radio in the car so that the battery wouldn't run down. But before he could do so, a large blur flew past him into a cave, so he decided to explore, not turning the radio off. As he entered the cave, something hit him and knocked him down, so he moved out of the cave only to be attacked again by many of the creatures who ripped at his body: man-killing bats! And as his last ounce of consciousness ebbed away, all he could think of was the car radio and that he had left it on...
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