Tales of the Unexpected #88
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.
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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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