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Cover: Dick Dillin & Sheldon Moldoff

Tales of the Unexpected #88

Apr 1965 · DC · 0.12 USD
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“The Fear Master”

In "The Fear Master," Doug Douglas trades his medical ambitions for the spotlight, only to be transformed by the Green Glob into the very monster he once impersonated for a publicity stunt. Written by Dave Wood and illustrated by George Roussos, this eerie tale explores identity and ambition through a twist that leaves Doug confronting the cost of fame. The cover, by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff, captures the story’s unsettling mood with striking precision.

writer Dave Wood · artist, inker George Roussos · cover Dick Dillin, Sheldon Moldoff

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writer Dave Wood
artist, inker George Roussos
cover pencils Dick Dillin
cover inks Sheldon Moldoff

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Doug Douglas has given up medical school to become an actor, but the Green Glob intervenes to transform him into the living image of a monster costume he wore for a publicity stunt. He returns to normal only when he realizes that the shallow fame of an actor is not what he really wants.

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