Silver Age Classics: Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis second hardcover volume from PS Artbooks continues the Silver Age Classics series, reprinting more eerie and suspenseful stories from the 1950s comic Tales of the Mysterious Traveler. The collection gathers further issues of the series, which originally adapted the radio show of the same name, featuring twist-filled tales of crime, the supernatural, and the unknown, all narrated by the enigmatic title character.
In "When Old Doc Died," a haunting tale from Silver Age Classics: Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #2, a blind orphan named Little Susi finds solace in her imaginary friend Grulla in the remote Bavarian Alps—until the boy she imagined takes on a startling new form and vanishes with a cryptic promise. Written by Joe Gill and brought to life with eerie precision by Steve Ditko, whose distinctive art and inks lend the story its unsettling atmosphere, this issue unfolds with quiet dread and a touch of the uncanny. The cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia captures the story’s brooding mood, making it a standout in the series.
Blind from birth and raised in a Bavarian Alps orphanage, little Susi found comfort in her imaginary friend Grulla—until one night, the boy from her dreams stepped into the real world, vanished with a promise of a surprise, and returned in the most unexpected way. When a couple named the Grullas came to adopt, Susi was chosen, and the husband turned out to be an eye surgeon—just as Grulla had foretold.
In "Little Boy Blue," a gifted trumpeter named Johnny Blue dares to chase the unplayed notes—those elusive sounds that lie beyond the known range of music. Drawn by an impossible longing, he steps into the unknown, only to vanish in a moment that leaves the world wondering what he heard, and what it cost him.
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↩ Reprints Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #6 (1957), Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #7 (1958), Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #8 (1958), Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #9 (1958), Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #10 (1958)
Reprinted in Secrets of the Unknown #158 (1975)
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