Spook #28
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Creeping Death," Rod grapples with a global mystery: babies being swapped in hospitals worldwide, coinciding with his friend Chuck’s amnesia and a recent trip to Mars. As Rod investigates, he uncovers a radical shift on the red planet, where mutant minorities have declared themselves the dominant force and now aim to transform both Martians and humans into their likeness. George Appel handles both art and inks for the interior, while L. B. Cole delivers the eerie cover.
In "Creeping Death," a lab accident unleashes a monstrous, intelligent amoeba that swells to giant size, terrorizing a scientist, his daughter Jo, and his assistant. Written with chilling precision, this 1954 horror-suspense tale from Spook #28 turns a simple experiment into a creeping nightmare.
In "The Monstrous Madmen," Rod grapples with a chilling global mystery: babies being swapped in hospitals, a phenomenon that stirs memories of his friend Chuck—whose mind has been wiped—and Chuck’s recent, secretive trip to Mars. As Rod investigates, he uncovers a radical shift on the red planet, where once-marginalized mutants now rule, determined to transform all Martians—and humans—into their own image.
In "Jade of Death," Jo, a fierce warrior from a jungle village, faces a devastating loss when Amazo lays waste to her home and enslaves her people. After seeking hope in the ancient idol of Janus, she pricks her finger on it—only to fall victim to its deadly poison. The story, written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, unfolds with quiet dread and escalating peril.
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↩ Reprints Captain Flight Comics #11 (1947), Rulah #21 (1948)
Reprinted in Startling Terror Tales #1 (1954), Strange Mysteries #9 (1958), Roy Thomas Presents Rulah - Jungle Goddess #2 (2015), Crypt of Horror #29 (2016), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #19 (2017), Pre-Code Classics: Spook Tales of Suspense and Mystery #2 (2018)
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