Seriemagasinet #14/1990
"Vittne till mord del 1" introduces a gripping dual investigation in a 1990 issue of Seriemagasinet, where detective Kerry Drake navigates the suspicious deaths of a murdered private detective, Hal Loomis, and a young woman, Debbie Reynolds. With the prime suspect, Theo Cravel, claiming he arrived after Loomis was already dead, and Reynolds’ past revealing a secret affair with a man known only as "Papegojan," the case grows more tangled. Meanwhile, Kerry faces internal pressure as a new efficiency consultant, Cunningham, arrives to overhaul his department. Written by Michael Tierres and illustrated by Brian Delaney, this first chapter sets a tense, grounded tone with layered mystery and personal stakes.
In "Vittne till mord del 1," Kerry Drake navigates two seemingly unrelated murders: the slain detective Hal Loomis and the young woman Debbie Reynolds. With a suspect in custody and a mysterious lover known only as "Papegojan" emerging from Reynolds’ past, tensions rise—especially as a new efficiency consultant, Cunningham, begins scrutinizing the investigation.
In the shadowy underbelly of a crime-ridden city, a Filipino assassin known as Amurao carries out a chilling contract—killing drug dealers and consuming their eyes to erase any chance of identification. When his latest target, Porfiro Gravas, resists with a final, haunting gaze, Amurao is left unnerved, only able to devour one eye. Now trapped by guilt and fear, he returns to the morgue to finish the job, but the police are waiting. As paranoia takes hold, Amurao begins to believe Porfiro’s spirit is watching him through the one remaining eye—haunting him with a gaze he can no longer escape.
In "Kroppskontakt," a sinister entity masquerading as a woman named Amy drifts among a group of travelers, seeking new bodies as its old one fails. When Amy turns her attention to Laura, the hunt becomes a desperate race against possession—until Laura makes a final, unexpected choice that changes everything.
In "Min hämnd är min," Stanley Ipkiss wields a mysterious mask that grants him superhuman power, using it to exact revenge on those who've wronged him—from a careless mechanic to a strict schoolteacher. But as his transformation takes hold, his girlfriend Kathy grows uneasy, disapproving of the man he's becoming, until she finally throws the mask away—and Stanley out.
In a stark, silent moment of grim duty, Black Cross discovers a dead man and begins to loot him—only to pause when he finds a photograph of the man’s lover, Annie. Torn between his usual path and a sudden, quiet remorse, he makes a choice that defies his nature, returning to bury the body with unexpected care.
In "Ge och ta," Inspektör William Ford guides his new partner Guszman through the delicate balance of authority and negotiation in the world of petty crime, teaching that sometimes you must give to take. When gangster Alphonse targets the informant Wally, Ford and Guszman must navigate the thin line between enforcement and compromise.
In "Ögonvittnet," Macbeth, haunted by guilt, prepares to kill an old man and his wife, convinced they’ve seen him commit a murder. But the truth is far more unsettling— the man is blind from the First World War and barely aware of his surroundings.
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