Skrekk Magasinet #2/1974
In "Han utryddet det onde," Brad Horton’s desperate attempt to vanish from a life of crime takes a surreal turn when a mysterious well grants his wishes—each one costing a nickel. As he tries to outsmart the law with sudden wealth, the price of his choices begins to catch up in ways he never expected. Penciled by Mort Meskin with inks by George Roussos and Nick Cardy, the cover by Nick Cardy captures the story’s eerie, off-kilter tone.
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Brad Horton has stolen $150,000 in marked money. He jumps from a train into some woods looking for a place to bury the money until it is safe to spend. He trips and falls into an old well. He wishes he never left the train and suddenly finds himself back there. Leaving the train again he finds his way back to the well where a stone tells him that wishes cost a nickel. He wishes for a million dollars and uses this to buy up the well and surrounding land. Officials visit and want to know the source of his wealth. He makes a wish to escape but the nickel is fake and he is arrested.
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