Secrets of the Unknown #185
In "The Ice-Creatures Cometh!", a gifted composer discovers his latest composition holds an eerie power over the mind, driving him to attempt a daring heist during a live performance—only to face an unlikely obstacle in the form of a detective who despises music, yet is forced to attend by his wife, and who happens to have turned off his hearing aid. Penciled and inked by Bob Powell, this 1979 Alan Class thriller features a cover by Joe Maneely, blending suspense and the uncanny in a story where sound becomes a weapon and perception a trap.
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A composer finds that he has written a piece of music that has the power to place people into a hypnotic trance and resolves to rob the audience at his next performance. He fails to reckon with the detective who dislikes music, but gets dragged to these things by his wife, and turns off his hearing aid.
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