Tales from the Tomb #3
In "The Curious Coffin," a 1974 tale from Eerie Publications, optometrist Harry Lenz receives a pair of mysterious spectacles from Satan himself—only to discover they grant him the power to see through walls and read minds. After a shocking act of violence, he flees to Europe, reinvents himself as the ruthless Herman Greid, and builds a fortune through extortion and blackmail. But when he's duped by the enigmatic Prince Natas and Princess Sedah, his empire collapses, his glasses are stolen, and he’s left blind—only to learn the truth about his own fate. The story, illustrated with eerie precision by Alberto Macagno, is a chilling exploration of ambition, deception, and the price of power.
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Satan shows up and has optometrist Harry Lenz make a pair of spectacles. Harry tries them on and finds that he can see through walls and read minds. Killing an old miser (who is really Satan), Harry escapes and goes to Europe, changing his name to Herman Greid, extorts and blackmails his way to riches. Prince Natas and Princess Sedah (read them backwards) con Harry/Herman into financing a revolution. All goes wrong and Harry loses all his money and escapes only to have his glasses stolen by Satan and finds out now he is blind.
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