Mystery Tales #8
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Madman!", a chilling tale from Mystery Tales #8 (1953), the unsettling figure of Chick Black—a midget with the hollow, wooden look of a dummy—takes center stage in a story of deception and suspense. Drawn with eerie precision by Bill Benulis and inked by both Benulis and Jack Abel, the narrative follows Chick as he evades capture through cunning and disguise, culminating in a tense moment aboard a train where his fate hangs in the balance. The cover, a striking illustration by Bill Everett, captures the story’s unsettling tone, leaving readers to ponder the question that lingers: "What would you do if you were in Chick's place?"
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Chick Black is a midget who looks like a wooden dummy. His modus operandi is to let people find him and take him in, whereupon he robs them, using his unique appearance and size to elude capture. On his latest heist, Chick shoots and kills a guard. Escaping to a train, Chick is found amongst the luggage by two boys who argue over ownership of the dummy. The mother suggests that whoever guesses what the toy is made of, wood or sawdust, gets to keep it. Using a hacksaw, the mother prepares to use it as Chick starts to sweat. The last panel asks, "What would you do if you were in Chick's place?"
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