Mystery Tales#1

Mystery Tales #1

Mar 1952 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

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“The Dark Tunnel”

"The Dark Tunnel" in Mystery Tales #1 (1952) delivers a chilling tale of fate and fatal distraction, drawn with precision by Paul Reinman, who both pencils and inks the story. A carnival swami’s ominous prediction of the world ending at midnight lingers in the mind of a skeptical man—until the clock strikes twelve, and a moment’s lapse proves deadly. Cover by Paul Reinman.

artist, inker Paul Reinman

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Charles Atlas

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artist, inker Paul Reinman

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A carnival swami predicts the world will end at midnight. His skeptic client scoffs at the prediction, but the man's words haunt his thoughts for the rest of the evening. When the clock begins to strike twelve, he is distracted by it, and doesn't see the vehicle that strikes and kills him.

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