Mystic #51
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Man in the Dark," a tyrant’s quest for total control leads him to imprison thousands based on a machine that reads minds—until the inventor, driven by personal loss, flips the device to expose the truth. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Harry Lazarus, this 1956 tale of power, deception, and rebellion unfolds with sharp social commentary. The cover by Bill Everett captures the story’s tense, shadowed atmosphere.
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A dictator gets a machine that allows him to read the thoughts of his subjects and throws thousands in jail. When the inventor's own family is imprisoned, he fixes the machine so that it produces false results and the dictator's loyal guards are thrown in jail. Angered, they reject his leadership and revolt.
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