Secrets of the Unknown #179
In "A Piece of Rope!", a mountain climber haunted by guilt over cutting the rope that saved his fallen partner returns to the scene, only to discover the man survived—unexpectedly, the rope that had bound him now falls away. A tense, atmospheric tale from Alan Class’s *Secrets of the Unknown* #179, illustrated with stark precision by Bob Forgione and Jack Abel, with a striking cover by Bill Everett.
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A mountain climber is bothered by guilt when he cuts a rope securing him to his partner who fell, so he goes back to retrieve the body, only to find that his partner survived the fall. At this time, the rope that he been unable to remove from himself, drops off.
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