Playboy #1

"Mr. Hyde's Necktie" is a strikingly self-contained short story from the 1970 Playboy issue, written and illustrated entirely by Claude Smith, whose singular vision brings a surreal, stylish edge to a quiet moment of self-obsession. In a sleek, mod-inspired setting, a man fixates on his reflection, turning a simple act of watching TV into a meditation on image and identity—before the mirror begins to feel less like a glass surface and more like a portal.