Strange Tales #41
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Riddle of the Skull," Bill Everett crafts a haunting tale of love and transformation as Peter Maher, newly gifted with gills, seeks to live beneath the waves with the water-breathing Elsa. But when she undergoes a reverse operation to breathe air, their bond is tested in ways neither expected. A striking cover by Joe Maneely and Carl Burgos captures the eerie mystery of the story, all rendered in the distinctive style of Everett’s singular artistry.
In "The Fishman," Peter Maher and Elsa make a radical choice to bridge the gap between their worlds—Peter gains gills to live beneath the waves, while Elsa undergoes surgery to breathe air above them. The story explores the cost of love in a world where bodies must change to stay together.
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↩ Reprints Journey into Mystery #12 (1953)
Reprinted in Spellbound #29 (1962), Creepy Worlds #27 (1964), Creepy Worlds #159 (1975), Astounding Stories #117 (1976), Astounding Stories #146 (1980), Creepy Worlds #192 (1980), Creepy Worlds #221 (1984), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #5 (2011), Creepy Worlds #82
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