Strange Adventures #173
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Secret of the Fantasy Films," a groundbreaking invention promises to pull viewers into the movies like never before—until the true cost of immersion begins to reveal itself. Written by Dave Wood and illustrated by Mort Meskin, this 1965 Strange Adventures tale explores the eerie consequences of a technology that blurs the line between reality and the screen. The cover, by Bernard Baily, captures the unsettling allure of the film world made real.
In "The Secret of the Fantasy Films," a visionary inventor's breakthrough in cinematic immersion draws both wonder and dread—his device promises to transport viewers straight into the scenes they watch, but as his backers grow eager for profit, they begin to uncover the chilling cost behind the illusion. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this eerie tale from Strange Adventures #173 (1965) explores the thin line between spectacle and sacrifice.
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↩ Reprints My Greatest Adventure #32 (1959)
Reprinted in All Star Adventure Comic #33 (1965), Etranges Aventures #3 (1967), Super Comics #2428 (1969), Super Comics #26, Titanes Planetarios #222
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