Strange Tales #14
"Horrible Herman" kicks off with a chilling twist on an old legend: a man desperate for wealth calls upon the ghost of King Midas, only to learn too late that power comes with a price. Written with eerie precision and brought to life by Mike Sekowsky’s bold art and Carmine Infantino’s sharp inks, this 1953 tale of greed and consequence is a standout in Marvel’s early anthology series—complete with a haunting cover by Morrie Kuramoto.
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A man summons the ghost of King Midas and demands his power to turn objects to gold. He thinks that he will be more clever than Midas and just get the power in his right hand so that he can eat with his left, but he gets in a vehicle accident and they amputate his left hand.
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