Tales of the Unexpected #91
In "The Prophetic Mirages," Gabe Larson—wealthy and calculating—finds himself haunted by three eerie visions of the future after a strange encounter on an African safari. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by George Roussos, this 1965 tale from Tales of the Unexpected explores the perilous gamble of trying to control fate, with a twist that defies even the clearest foresight. The cover, by Jack Sparling, captures the eerie mystery of the moment.
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Gabe Larson has made millions manipulating the stock market. While he's traveling on an African safari, the Green Glob causes him to see three visions of the future. When two of them come true, he realizes that he can use what he saw in the third to make another fortune. However, that vision does not come true and he is financially ruined.
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