Mystery Tales #35
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "It Walks by Night!", a curious alien observer attends a human costume party, only to be baffled by the rules of disguise—until he starts copying everyone else’s outfits, from the servant to the guests, each time returning with a new look. Written and illustrated by Tom Scheuer, this eerie 1955 tale from Mystery Tales #35 explores the absurdity of identity through a creature who learns that observation doesn’t require disguise. The cover, by Carl Burgos, captures the unsettling mood of the night’s strange happenings.
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A alien observer shows up at a costume party where the servant informs him that he cannot have the same costume as another guest. After leaving and returning several times, copying various costumes including the servant, he gets frustrated and leaves. He tells his fellow aliens, if you want to observe the Earth people, just come as you are.
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