Mystic #18
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"In Old Bagdad" delivers a chilling tale from Mystic #18, a 1953 10-cent comic where a dying communist overseer of a labor camp faces an unexpected fate—Death himself demands a successor, and refuses to let him rest. Penciled and inked by Tony DiPreta, the story unfolds with eerie gravity, while Bill Everett’s cover captures the haunting mood with stark, dramatic flair.
In "In Old Bagdad," a woman enslaved and brought to the city plots her way into the Sultan’s favor, hoping to rise from bondage to power—unaware that in this land, a wife’s fate is sealed the moment her husband passes. The story unfolds with quiet dread, where ambition and tradition collide beneath the shadow of the palace.
In "The Russian Devil," a weary communist overseer of a labor camp faces his end, only to be denied peace by Death itself, who demands a new assistant. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling 1953 tale from Mystic #18 explores the grim consequences of a life built on cruelty, where even the promise of death is no escape.
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Reprinted in Atlas Creator Collection #3 (2026)
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