Mystery Tales #42
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Darkroom," amateur photographer Donald Short finds his life upended when a lightning strike transforms his developing fluid into something far more dangerous than chemicals—now capable of bringing photos to life. With a single vial of the strange solution, he animates a picture of soldiers, setting his sights on a secret army of his own making. But when his wife, unaware of the power she's destroying, tosses the fluid out during a routine clean-up, Short’s plans unravel in an instant. A tense, eerie tale from 1956, illustrated with sharp, moody art by John Forte and lettered by Artie Simek, with a striking cover by Sol Brodsky.
In "The Darkroom," amateur photographer Donald Short finds his life upended when a lightning strike alters his developing fluid, granting photographs the power to come alive. When he uses it on a picture of soldiers, he envisions a way to bring his dreams of power to life—until his wife, unaware of the danger, cleans the darkroom and tosses the fluid away.
In "The Trap!", mind-reading entertainer Julius Keaton finds himself in a dangerous game when he overhears spy Roy Henry and his henchmen plotting to steal government secrets during one of his performances. With his psychic abilities putting him ahead of the chase, Keaton must outthink the spies in a tense cat-and-mouse game that turns his stage act into a real-life test of wits.
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Reprinted in Adventure into Mystery #7 (1957), Tales of Suspense #3 (1959), Tales to Astonish #16 (1961), Tales of Suspense #17 (1961), Creepy Worlds #7 (1962), Strange Tales #114 (1963), Astounding Stories #82 (1971), Misterios del Gato Negro #99
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